A Biography of Famous Spammers

Spammers view what they are doing as harmless and claim that it is their right to send spam. “It’s the greatest business in the world” remarked Alan Ralsky, the King of Spam when describing commercial bulk email. Others like Laura Betterly, dubbed the Queen of Spam are just as unapologetic and claim they are “just trying to make a living like everyone else”.

Regardless of their misdemeanor, high profile spammers are anything but stupid. Some of them are highly educated with doctorate degrees while many others are successful figures in the real world. Backgrounds vary from the insecure kid wanting to prove something to entrepreneurs who have taken their companies public on the US stock exchange. Their fates are just as varied, from those who had been charged, convicted and jailed, to one who was murdered and others who are still scot free.

On these pages, we present the most famous and prolific spammers the world has ever known. These are not the typical average spammer. Collectively, they are responsible for billions of spam sent over the internet. It is a known fact that the top 150 spammers are responsible for 90 percent of all spam ever sent. Most of them do not reveal their true identities and this is a work in progress. We will be updating these pages to add in more spammers as we complete our research.

Famous Spammers

Alan Ralsky - The King of Spam
Alan Ralsky is responsible for up to 70 million spam emails a day. He may or may not be the biggest spammer, but there is no refuting that he is the most high profile spammer. Dubbed the King of Spam, Alan was once a successful insurance salesman...

Ronnie Scelson- Cajun Spam King
Cecond in fame only to Alan Ralsky, Ronnie Scelson fits the description of a spam hooligan representing the dark underside of commercial email. Arrogant and uneducated, Scelson, also known as the “Cajun Spam King” was quoted...