Davis Wolfgang Hawke
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Davis Wolfgang Hawke (born 1979) was a spammer, who was sued by AOL in 2004 under the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Previously, in 1999 he started the American Nationalist Party, a neo-Nazi group to make the "final solution a reality."[1] He has been referred to as the "spam Nazi."[2] According to Hawke's mother, he was in contact with Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (the shooters of the Columbine High School massacre).[3]
He changed his name from Andrew Britt Greenbaum to the current name on 1997 after his 18th birthday, and was a speaker at Neo-Nazi rallies.[4]
In 2004 AOL won a $12.8-million judgment against Hawke. AOL accused Hawke of violating anti-spam laws by sending unwanted emails to its subscribers and won its case in a default judgment against Hawke.[5] On August 15, 2006, AOL announced their intention to search for buried precious metals on the property of Hawke's parents in Medfield, Massachusetts. According to AOL, Hawke converted assets into precious metals and buried them on the property of his parents.[6] However, AOL had just recently introduced a new online game called Gold Rush and may have been seeking publicity for the new game. In 2007 AOL decided against the dig declining to search for gold Hawke bragged about when he earned an estimated $600,000 for spamming ads for penis enlargement pills. Hawke is also known to be an aficionado of chess. He played throughout Colorado on and off before disappearing around summer of 2006. He played at tournaments as David A. Wallace and is registered under that name in the USCF (United States Chess Federation). His current whereabouts are unknown; however, rumors say that he may be in hiding in South America.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "American Nationalist Party", Anti-Defamation League, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Meet the spam Nazi", Salon.com, July 29, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Violence, Hate and Youth", Southern Poverty Law Center, Spring 1999. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Return of the 'Kosher Nazi'", Southern Poverty Law Center, Fall 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ "AOL v. Davis Wolfgang Hawke, et al.", AOL, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ "AOL digs for gold to pay for spam", CNN, August 16 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ "AOL gives up treasure hunt", Boston Herald, July 24, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
