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Yahoo Sues 'Lottery Spammers'

The suit accuses the defendants of sending spam e-mails trying to trick people into divulging personal information by claiming they had won a prize from Yahoo.
By Antone Gonsalves
InformationWeek
May 27, 2008 01:23 PM
Yahoo on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against spammers trying to trick people into divulging personal information by claiming they had won a lottery or prize from the Web portal.
Yahoo filed the suit in U.S. District Court in New York, accusing defendants of violating the federal Trademark Act and Can-Spam Act and related state laws. The suit, which does not name specific defendants, was filed against "Yahoo lottery spammers."