OFF: Re: disturbing e-mail

[Lurking Girl]

Andy C wrote:

> A number of people in the Microcenter have received spam e-mails from an
> account at AOL claiming to be selling child pornography.  If you receive
> this message could you let me know as I am contacting AOL and possibly
> the police to complain about the rather sick perpetrator.

The AOL postmaster stated in news.admin.net-abuse.misc this morning that
the accounts have already been closed, and that they're working with
the appropriate authorities.  (The current theory, I understand, is that
it's a frame-up.)  So don't bother telling 'em, they know. :)


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