EARTHLINK ANNOUNCES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NEW YORK SPAM RING

ATLANTA, May 7, 2003 — EarthLink (Nasdaq: ELNK), one of the nation's leading Internet service providers, today announced its legal action to shut down a Buffalo, New York spam ring accused of sending more than 825 million illegal emails since March 2002. A hearing is scheduled for this morning in U.S. District Court in Atlanta.
EarthLink alleges that Howard Carmack, aka the “Buffalo Spammer,” and his accomplices used stolen credit cards, identity theft, banking fraud and other illegal activities to fraudulently purchase Internet accounts and send out unsolicited, commercial emails.
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