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MySpace has won a lawsuit against well-known spammer Sanford Wallace.

The social networking site won a legal judgment against Wallace after he ignored requests to hand over documents and failed to appear in court.

MySpace filed the suit in March of last year alleging that beginning in October 2006 Wallace carried out a phishing scheme to falsely gain access to MySpace user profiles. Wallace created profiles, groups, and forums on the site to lead users through deceptive means to Web sites operated by Wallace.

In addition he spammed thousands of users with unwanted advertisements that promoted his Web sites.

Wallace has been sued before by AOL, Concentric Network Corp., CompuServe, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In 2006 Wallace was ordered to pay more than $4 million in a lawsuit brought by the FTC for the actions of his company Smartbot.net.

"Individuals who try to spam or phish our members are not welcome on MySpace," said Hemanshu Nigam, chief security officer for MySpace.

"We will continue to aggressively protect our members through a combination of legal action, law enforcement pursuit, and technological enhancements."