The Florida Attorney General, with the assistance of Microsoft, obtained a temporary injunction against two men accused of sending email in violation of state and federal anti-spam laws.

The complaint alleges the Florida men sent over 65,000 commercial emails, which were actually advertisements for products like pharmaceutical drugs, cigarettes and e-books. Much of the spam was collected in MSN Hotmail "spam traps," email accounts used solely for investigative purposes. The complaint also details the phoney subject lines, sender names, and bait-and-switch tactics used by the accused.

Florida is one of many states to enact their own version of the federal CAN Spam Act of 2003. If convicted under federal law, the two men face a penalty of up to $500 per email message.