How many unsolicited messages do you get each day? The man that lost his life recently was probably responsible for at least some of the clutter in your inbox… and when he was killed there was an outpour of emotion over how this barbaric thing could happen in the modern world.
Trouble is, most of the spammers are criminals. They obtain data and addresses through criminal means, behave in clear and conscious vilation of international laws and use mafia / organized crime connections to further their operation. In turn, organized crime resorts to bribery and distributed denial of service attacks on corporate networks to bring in revenue.
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