Well known in anti-spam circles and occupying the number two spot for worst spammers in the world by the Spamhaus ROKSO, (Register of Known Spam Operations), Kobeni Solutions, or Yair Shalev & Kobeni Inc. were found guilty in a spam lawsuit brought by the FTC. The Federal Trade Commission imposed a fine of $350,000 on Kobeni Solutions in settlement of a spam operation involving the Affordable Care Act, even though they have not admitted or denied guilt.
The Spamhaus Register of Known Spam Operations has been keeping an eye on Yair Shalev and Kobeni Solutions for a while. Kobeni Solutions is considered as the second most active spammer in the world. Yair Shalev apparently partnered with another well-known spammer named Darrin Wohl. He is also the son-in-law of Dan Abramovich, another spammer monitored by the ROKSO.
Most of the consumers received no value for their efforts because, first of all, there was no deadline yet at that time, that was of any consequence, and the companies were not set up to market The Affordable Care Act at that time, so there was no benefit at all to the consumer. In January of 2014, Kobini was charged with the violation of the FTC Act because of their spreading of deceptive information regarding the legal deadlines regarding the ACA and of the violation of the CAN-SPAM Act by not offering a way for people to opt out of the emails.
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.
The ROKSO has been monitoring Yair Shalev and blocking IP addresses used to send spam for years. The FTC finally took action due to the number of recipients affected by the Affordable Care Act spams and due to the profits generated by Kobeni Solutions.
When clicked the links led them to designated websites where advertisements for insurance companies were displayed. The insurance companies involved claim they are completely unaware of the scam, but the website owners paid Shalev and Kobeni for the traffic received.
The Spamhaus Register of Known Spam Operations has been keeping an eye on Yair Shalev and Kobeni Solutions for a while. Kobeni Solutions is considered as the second most active spammer in the world. Yair Shalev apparently partnered with another well-known spammer named Darrin Wohl. He is also the son-in-law of Dan Abramovich, another spammer monitored by the ROKSO.
Most of the consumers received no value for their efforts because, first of all, there was no deadline yet at that time, that was of any consequence, and the companies were not set up to market The Affordable Care Act at that time, so there was no benefit at all to the consumer. In January of 2014, Kobini was charged with the violation of the FTC Act because of their spreading of deceptive information regarding the legal deadlines regarding the ACA and of the violation of the CAN-SPAM Act by not offering a way for people to opt out of the emails.
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.
The ROKSO has been monitoring Yair Shalev and blocking IP addresses used to send spam for years. The FTC finally took action due to the number of recipients affected by the Affordable Care Act spams and due to the profits generated by Kobeni Solutions.
When clicked the links led them to designated websites where advertisements for insurance companies were displayed. The insurance companies involved claim they are completely unaware of the scam, but the website owners paid Shalev and Kobeni for the traffic received.
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