Dear Customer: Thank you for using the Snark Commercial E-Mail Service! By sending your commercial e-mail to a Snark Commercial E-Mail Service Provider, you have ensured that it will be received by one or more talented and intelligent individuals who will spend some amount of valuable time on YOUR e-mail. By using this service, you have agreed to pay the reasonable sum of $500. All further e-mail from you will be billed at the same low rate of $500 per e-mail. Congratulations on becoming a valued Snark customer! --------------------------------- Snark Commercial E-Mail - Invoice --------------------------------- Description | Cost | Qty. -------------------------------------------------------- Commercial E-Mail | 500 | 1 -------------------------------------------------------- Total Amount Due | $500 |///// Please remit payment to: , Payment is due within 35 days of the sending of this notice. ------------------------------------------------ Snark Commercial E-Mail Service | spam@snark.com ------------------------------------------------ If you have any questions regarding this, please see the Snark Commercial E-Mail Service web page at http://www.snark.com/e-mail/ Remember that further e-mail is subject to same $500 charge. This charge applies to ALL e-mail (even non-commercial) from an established commercial account. United States Code Title 47, Section 227(a)(2)(B) states that a computer, modem, and/or printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. Section 227(b)(1)(C) states that it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment. Section 227(b)(3)(C) states that a violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation. You are being charged in accordance with this code. To avoid any confusion, below is a copy of the e-mail for which you are being billed: [insert original message here]