Thursday said they expect a swift resolution to the problem. There is no one law or policy that will ever stop those people. Launched three years ago, the account has helped the FTC compile a database of about 8.3 million messages which is being used to study trends and scams currently circulating on the Web. A number of Internet service providers attending the show, including Boston, Massachusetts-based RCN, that have set up similar accounts say the numbers reach into one million messages per day. Despite the efforts to reduce those numbers, technically savvy spammers often go unpunished.
Anonymity is also a big issue.
At least 30 have been spam related, Mandigo said.