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Myth:
Email threats are not serious crimes.
Truth: In fact, nearly
all email threats are considered very serious crimes.
In the U.S. a teenager, Jahair Navam, was arrested after
an anonymous email bomb threat sent to both IBM and
Microsoft was traced back to him.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0,10000,0-1005-200-346543,00.html
In addition, threats to individuals are
also taken seriously. A California man spent two years
in jail for sending email death threats, and a UC-Irvine
student was convicted of sending email threats to fellow
students.
http://www.techtv.com/cybercrime/features/story/0,23008,2285954,00.html
http://news.cnet.com/news/0,10000,0-1005-200-326457,00.html
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