Single spam email earns consultant £750 in court

AN internet consultant who won damages in a Scottish court after he received a single unwanted email has launched a campaign to help people tackle spammers.

Gordon Dick, 30, has set up a website with the motto “Make the Spammers Pay!” that tells people how to take legal action against those who send unsolicited email.

Spam makes up about 80% of the billions of emails sent each day, according to US internet security company Postini.