Man accused of £1.5m Web scams
News Peterborough Crown Court was told by the prosecution that Peter Francis-Macrae had tricked thousands of people into sending him money to register a .eu domain name on their behalf. Francis-Macrae is also alleged to have sent letters to people whose...
[October 12, 2005, 10:40]
UK spammer jailed over £1.6m scam
News Peter Francis-Macrae of Cambridgeshire was found guilty of fraudulent trading, concealing criminal property, threatening to destroy or damage property, making threats to kill and blackmail, after a six week trial.
[November 17, 2005, 9:25]
UK fails to prosecute any spammers
News However, Peter Francis-Macrae was not prosecuted under the UK's anti-spam laws. More than two years after the UK enacted the first laws outlawing spam, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has admitted that it has still taken no action...
[February 9, 2006, 14:40]
