Facebook calls him a spammer and a U.S. court has fined him US$873 million. But Montreal`s Adam Guerbuez doesn`t seem to care; he calls himself the US$873 million man and says he won`t pay a cent.
Last week, Quebec Superior Court reportedly upheld a November 2008 U.S. judgment against Guerbuez after he was found guilty of sending out more than 4 million penis-enlargement, marijuana and pornographic spam messages via Facebook. It was the largest-ever award under the U.S.`s federal antispam law.
Guerbuez did not respond to a request for comment -- on his blog he said he is being bombarded with media requests -- but earlier this week he told the Canadian Press that he has filed for bankruptcy and doesn`t have to pay anything to Facebook.
Instead, he hopes to convert his notoriety into a book or movie deal.
In its court filings, Facebook said Guerbuez stole passwords through phishing attacks and used a botnet of hacked computers to access Facebook accounts without authorization. If true, that would make his actions subject to a criminal prosecution in addition to the civil judgment against him.
But he seems happy with the attention. He has called a press conference for Wednesday and filled his blog with posts that show him living the high life in Las Vegas and Beverly Hills, and dining out at pricey restaurants such as Montreal`s Queue De Cheval.
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