"The US government should be prepared to spend freely if it decides to encourage "bounty hunters" to track down e-mail spammers, the US Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday," Reuters has reported.
"Rewards of up to $250,000 will be needed to encourage people to turn over friends or associates who send out millions of deceptive e-mail pitches in violation of the law, the FTC said."
"Lawmakers asked the FTC to assess whether the government should encourage "cybersleuths" to help track down marketers who break the law by sending out deceptive pitches for herbal Viagra, pornography or other forms of spam."
