Yair Shalev's company, based in Hollywood, Florida, apparently sent emails with content that deceived recipients regarding false deadlines supposedly set by the ACA (Affordable Care Act), or better known as Obamacare. The emails were sent during the rollout of the ACA and contained false warnings that recipients who had not yet joined would be in violation of the law if they did not immediately click to enroll in an insurance plan. The emails included links to websites that displayed advertisements from insurance companies. Although the proprietors of these websites paid Kobeni Inc. for traffic received by the email scam, the FTC found that they were not directly involved and were not aware of the fact that it was a scam.
The charges brought against the defendants in January included violation of the FTC Act by deceptively spreading false information about legal deadlines, as well as a violation of the CAN-SPAM Act for not allowing recipients the option to opt-out and failing to display a valid postal address in the emails. Although it is not entirely clear how the amount of $350,000 was reached, the original suit sought restitution, disgorgement of ill-gotten monies, and other equitable relief.
Yair Shalev, described as a snowshoe spammer is known to have been involved in the past with partners such as ROKSO listed spammers Darrin Wohl and his son-in-law, Dan Abramovich. "Snowshoe" spam methods involve the spread of messages covering a wide range of IP domain names and addresses in order to avoid reputation systems and being block listed. Shalev and his company Kobeni Inc. are associated with more than a hundred domain names and IP addresses currently on the ROKSO Spamhaus block list.
Yair Shalev and his company, Kobeni Inc., (based in Hollywood, Florida) have been ordered to pay $350,000 in fines, even though they neither denied or admitted guilt in this matter. This suit was generated due to emails sent out during the initial stages of the Affordable Care Act. The email included a warning to consumers that would in violation o the law, unless they immediately clicked a link to enroll in an insurance plan.
Kobeni Inc., was also found in violation of the CAN-SPAM ACT as they failed to provide an opt-out option to recipients. They also failed to include any valid postal address in their emails. Shalev and Kobien Inc., (aka as Kobeni Solutions) are notorious among anti-spam advocates. They have been acknowledged as the second worst source of spam in the world, by the Register of Known Spam Operations (ROKSO) maintained by Spamhaus.
About the Author:
Auto Blog Blueprint X Bonus is a news review site that reveals the truths & myths by providing a Auto Blog Blueprint X Bonus.
0 commentaires:
Enregistrer un commentaire