Scott Richter is a U.S.-based e-mail spammer.

Richter is a long-time resident of the ROKSO top 200 spammers. His company, Optinrealbig.com, sends some 100 million e-mails a day. You probably got an offer from him selling Iraqi most wanted playing cards in 2003. Richter claims to have sold 40,000 decks before they were even printed.

Scott Richter gives frequent interviews and is quite outspoken about his business. He claims it complies fully with all laws, meaning in part it honors all opt out requests. Richter has been sued by Microsoft and the New York Attorney General; he settled with the New York Attorney General for $50,000 and admitting no wrongdoing.

In March 2005, OptInRealBig.com filed for bankruptcy protection. It claimed to have assets of less than US$10 million and debts of more than $50 million, due to several legal actions concerning spamming. Microsoft's refusal to settle a $20 million claim based on Washington state spam law is what forced Optinrealbig to file for bankruptcy. Steven Richter, who is Scott Richter's father and OptInRealBig.com's lawyer, commented "OptIn is profitable but for these lawsuits.". [1]

This self-professed "spam king" started a clothing line with this name until it was stalled by a trademark lawsuit by Hormel Foods, which owns the trademark to edible SPAM.

See also: List of e-mail spammers