FTC Shutters Scam Linked to Porn Site

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down an e-mail scam that promised free video-game consoles but instead delivered a connection to a pornographic Web site that charged $3.99 per minute. According to the FTC, Internet users received an e-mail message saying they had won a Sony PlayStation 2 in a sweepstakes contest sponsored by Web portal Yahoo Inc. Those who responded to the message were directed to a bogus Yahoo page that instructed them to download a program that would allow them to claim the prize. The program then connected them to a pornographic Web page.