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Chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after Section 37E the following section: SECTION 37F. (a)For the purposes of this section, the following word shall have the following meaning:- “Electronic mail message,” an electronic message or an executable program or computer file that contains an image of a message transmitted between 2 or more computers or electronic terminals and includes electronic messages that are transmitted within or between computer networks from which an electronic delivery receipt is obtained. (b)Whoever, with intent to defraud, poses as a legitimate business using an electronic mail message, web page, or other online service, without the authorization or approval of said business, in an attempt to procure payment or personal identifying information, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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