Another Spammer Doesn’t Bite The Dust!

The blogs and forums were chattering a lot recently when it was reported that Russian spammer, Vladimir Kushnir, was found murdered in his apartment. The public waited with baited breath … anticipating the demise of spam-filled inboxes.
No such luck.
As reported by Information Week, the whole thing was a hoax. (Sounds like a viral marketing campaign gone bad!)
The whole bludgeoning story sounded quite a bit like the real story of the murder of the infamous spammer, Vladimir Kushnir, back in 2005. Even then, his murder was attributed to a robbery and not to murder caused by spamming. Wired has an interesting article on Kushnir’s life and death. This is NOT the kind of guy you’d invite to dinner with the folks!
Debbi Bressler
Email Marketing Specialist