The price of spam

In Denmark, it's seventeen bucks.

The Danish National Consumer Agency brought spamming charges against Aircom Erhverv ApS; the firm was fined four hundred thousand crowns (about $68,000) for sending out approximately 1500 unsolicited emails.

Under the law enacted in Denmark, the minimum fine for spamming is 10,000 crowns ($1700); each and every email beyond the first hundred draws a fine of 100 crowns ($17). This is the second case won by the Danish government against a spammer.

As penalties go, this is fairly stiff, though I suspect some senders will require stronger treatment.

Posted at 2:36 PM to Scams and Spams