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CAN-SPAM. See Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003

Carmack, Howard, 284–287

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripts, role in sending spam, 53–62

charity donations, fraudulent, 237–238

cheapbulletproof.com, 283

checks, as method of payment, 129, 139–142

ChinaNet, 302, 303, 304

CipherTrust, 221

CitiBank phishing scam, 232–235

client-side spam filtering, 372–381

Common Gateway Interface (CGI), role in sending spam, 53–62

common names, 88–89

companies

impersonating, 64–68, 214

as spam host providers, 116–118

as spammers, 92–94

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003, 92, 96, 110–111, 132, 147, 185. See also Label for E-mail Messages Containing Sexually Oriented Material Act

do-not-e-mail registry, 269–271

guidelines for writing compliant e-mail, 275–279

origins, 257–262

overview, 256

repercussions, 263–266

viewing full PDF document, 257

corporations

impersonating, 64–68, 214

as spam host providers, 116–118

as spammers, 92–94

counterfeit software, 360

court cases, 283–284

credit cards

phishing for, 231–238

safety issues when buying products from spam e-mail, 359–360

Cult of the Dead Cow, 41

Cyclone Mailer, 48