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Anti-organised crime unit takes soft-porn site offline

Thu, Sep 24 2009 17:46 CET

byRene Beekman

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Anti-organised crime unit takes soft-porn site offline

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"Hi, my name is Maria and I am 19 years old. I don't have a boyfriend at the moment, but I made some sexy pictures with my girlfriend, I hope you like them. If you want to become my friend, fill in your email address and your birthdate."

This was the text that was said to have lured unsuspecting teenagers to a 59 leva a month subscription for a soft-porn site.

The site, mariqs-homepage.com, was taken down by Bulgaria's Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (CDCOC), safenet.bg reported.

Upon registering as a friend of Maria's, users would receive an emailed invoice for the sum of 59 leva for a 30-day subscription.

The terms of services of the site contained a clause in which registration was interpreted as entering into a binding service contract with Global Internet Business, the site's owner.

Quoting recent abuse of the service, the email went on to say that if users did not pay, the matter would be referred to the courts.

According to Safenet.bg, several teenagers had felt threatened and tipped off the National Centre for Safe Internet (NCSI) and the Internet Society Bulgaria, who in turn handed the case over to the Interior Ministry and the Commission for Consumer Protection. Among those who tipped off the Centre was a teenage girl who had allegedly been bullied into sending her photos to the site, Safenet.bg said.

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Anonymous The force Sat, Sep 26 2009 20:35 CET
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Spoil the fun,i bet if this had been queers it would not have been removed.

Anonymous DENamit Fri, Sep 25 2009 07:32 CET
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