By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Three New Zealand men face fines of up to 200,000 New Zealand dollars (US$124,000) for their role in one of the world's largest spamming operations, which was shut down this week by US and other regulators, officials said Wednesday.
The alleged spammers were part of a ring that sent billions of e-mails in recent years encouraging people to click through to Web sites that allegedly used false claims to peddle prescription drugs, "male enhancement" products and weight-loss pills.
New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs alleges company director Shane Atkinson, his brother Lance Atkinson and an associate Roland Smits were involved in sending more than two million spam e-mails to New Zealand addresses alone between September and December 2007.
Lance Atkinson is also subject to a US Federal Trade Commission complaint in the US District Court that names several Americans involved in the ring, department spokesman Trevor Henry said.
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