Nigeria looks to put spammers in the slammer

Is this the end of an era? Nigeria is cracking down on its best-known export—email scams—by putting a law up for vote that would finally make these scams a criminal matter. The move is the latest by the government there to project a tough stance on the issue—back in August, the country even hosted a conference on how to crack down on spam. According to this Reuters story, spammers who are caught could face up to five years in prison, and possibly have to give up the proceeds derived from their, uh, entrepreneurship.