Reuters: Law Enforcers Arrest Dozens in Crackdown

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...Law Enforcers Arrest Dozens in Crackdown on 'spam'.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcers are arresting dozens of people in a nationwide crackdown on "spam" e-mail, identity theft and other fraudulent online activity, a person involved in the investigation said Wednesday.

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The Direct Marketing Association (DMA), which represents bulk mailers and other direct sellers, said it had helped the FBI track down marketers who engage in fraudulent or abusive practices.

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Unsolicited bulk e-mail accounted for 65 percent of all e-mail traffic, according to computer-security company Symantec Corp, up from 50 percent in July 2003.

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