CROSS BORDER ACTION TO TACKLE SPAM.

(From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases))

] OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING 208/05 3 November 2005 CROSS BORDER ACTION TO TACKLE SPAM

OFT and EU host international spam summit

Government and business must work together and across borders to tackle spam, said the OFT today at a summit of international spam enforcement agencies in London.

The summit, hosted by the OFT and the European Commission Contact Network of Spam Enforcement Authorities brings together over 60 public and private sector agencies from over 27 countries to promote cross-border cooperation on spam and spam-related problems, such as on-line fraud and computer viruses. These agencies, signatories to the London Action Plan on spam (see note 3), have undertaken to work together to tackle spam through smarter, more strategic law enforcement and by educating consumers and business on how to avoid falling victim to spammers. …