Verizon wins judgement against SMS Spammer donates part of the money

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Verizon Wireless Wins Judgment Against Wireless Spammer

Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group, said Monday it won a more than $200,000 judgment against a wireless spammer.

The Basking Ridge, N.J., cell-phone operator said the default judgment bars Specialized Programming and Marketing LLC and owner Charles Henderson from sending future spam text messages to wireless customers and orders the company to pay damages of more than $200,000.

Verizon Wireless said Specialized and Henderson sent nearly 100,000 unsolicited text messages to Verizon customers offering a prize vacation on behalf of Passport Holidays.

Neither Specialized and Henderson nor Passport could be immediately contacted for comment.

Verizon initially filed suit against Passport in October 2005 but amended its complaint in February 2006 to include Specialized and Henderson after Passport identified them.

Passport was barred from future spamming and ordered to pay $10,000 in damages, which Verizon said it donated to the FLorida Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

www.cellular-news.com/story/22244.php

[Kalimotxo]

Glad to see the spammer was shut down, even better to see the money donated...