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| subject_name = Eduardo Rivero |
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| date_of_birth = October 16th, [[1989]] |
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| place_of_birth = [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] |
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| charge = Spam |
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| penalty = Life imprisonment |
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| status = Living |
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| occupation = Illegal [[Spam (electronic)|spam]] purveyor; mail, wire, and e-mail fraudster; identity thief; money launderer |
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'''Eduardo "Spam King" Rivero ''' is the founder of the so-called "Strategic Partnership of Authentic Messengers" or SPAM, and is said to be one of the SOS's biggest [[Email spam|spammers]] through his groups, [[Haus 7]] and "The Spam Team".<ref name="yahoo">{{cite news |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_hi_te/spam_arrest |
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|title=Man described as a top spammer arrested |
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|first=Anick |
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|date=2007-05-31 |
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|publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |
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|accessdate=2007-05-31 |
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}}</ref> He was arrested on [[April 23]] [[2007]] after the Leitungsrat (grand jury) indicted him on charges of [[identity theft]], [[money laundering]], and mail, wire, and e-mail fraud.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite web |
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|title=US Internet 'Spam King' arrested |
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|accessdate=2007-05-31 |
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|date=[[May 31]] [[2007]] |
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|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He was nicknamed the "Spam King" by prosecutors and followers. |
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==Spamming tactics== |
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Rivero is charged with using hijacked [[zombie computer]]s and [[email spoofing|spoofing]] to send out millions of spam e-mails since 2006.<ref name="yahoo" /><ref name="eweek1">{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2141418,00.asp?kc=EWKNLBOE060907FEA2 |
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|title=Podcast: How the 'Spam King' Was Caught |
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|accessdate=June 4, 2007 |
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|date=[[June 04]] [[2007]] |
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|work=[[eWeek]]}}</ref> |
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Some e-mails sent by Rivero's company of spammers contained false header information making them appear to be important or urgent messeges, luring fellower Salemers into opening them. As a result of this, in December 2006, he was sued by [[Christian Niederhofer]] and was reprimanded in the form of having his SOS privilidges suspended indefinatly.<ref name="yahoo" /> |
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However, an injunction to cease his activities did not stop him from spamming: Rivero and his gang of fellow spammers was responsible, from around January 2007 until May of the same year, for an external spam campaign (sent from [[open proxy]]) on behalf of various email addresses including his ''[[Gmail]]'' account and through the notorious ''kommentare.college'' SOS account, headed by his colleague and partner in crime, Artur "Atze" Wiebe. Due to the fact that Atze was Chronik captain, and therefore immune to banning from the network, legally the SOS administration could not block this account and the incesant spamming continued for many months. |
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==References== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivero, Eduardo}} |
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[[Category:1989 births]] |
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[[Category:E-mail spammers]] |
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[[Category:People from Germany]] |
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Revision as of 17:20, 20 December 2007
Eduardo Rivero | |
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| Status | Living |
| Occupation(s) | Illegal spam purveyor; mail, wire, and e-mail fraudster; identity thief; money launderer |
| Criminal charge | Spam |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
Eduardo "Spam King" Rivero is the founder of the so-called "Strategic Partnership of Authentic Messengers" or SPAM, and is said to be one of the SOS's biggest spammers through his groups, Haus 7 and "The Spam Team".[1] He was arrested on April 23 2007 after the Leitungsrat (grand jury) indicted him on charges of identity theft, money laundering, and mail, wire, and e-mail fraud.[2] He was nicknamed the "Spam King" by prosecutors and followers.
Spamming tactics
Rivero is charged with using hijacked zombie computers and spoofing to send out millions of spam e-mails since 2006.[1][3] Some e-mails sent by Rivero's company of spammers contained false header information making them appear to be important or urgent messeges, luring fellower Salemers into opening them. As a result of this, in December 2006, he was sued by Christian Niederhofer and was reprimanded in the form of having his SOS privilidges suspended indefinatly.[1]
However, an injunction to cease his activities did not stop him from spamming: Rivero and his gang of fellow spammers was responsible, from around January 2007 until May of the same year, for an external spam campaign (sent from open proxy) on behalf of various email addresses including his Gmail account and through the notorious kommentare.college SOS account, headed by his colleague and partner in crime, Artur "Atze" Wiebe. Due to the fact that Atze was Chronik captain, and therefore immune to banning from the network, legally the SOS administration could not block this account and the incesant spamming continued for many months.
References
- ^ a b c Jesdanun, Anick (2007-05-31). "Man described as a top spammer arrested". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "US Internet 'Spam King' arrested". The Times of India. May 31 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Podcast: How the 'Spam King' Was Caught". eWeek. June 04 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
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