Watch out for this hoax

snappieT

Some prick sent me this mail. Actual email follows. I wet myself when I got it, now you can turn on YOUR PC in confidence without having to wear those rubber pants again.

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Original Message

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From: "Jay Roth" <jroth@lqgen.com>
To: YOU@Random.com
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 10:58 PM
Subject: Bureau of Entertainment Executive Rights Case No.: RG38751



> Illegal Music Downloads
>
>
> Bureau of Entertainment Executive Rights
> 12/25/2004 4:58:39 PM
>
> ***YOUR NAME***
> LAN No.: #4B-13XC4798220
> Computer ID: HP9810-XK-Q63
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> Case No.: RG38751
>
>
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> Mr. ***YOUR SURNAME***
>
> Recent documents received by this bureau indicate you have been involved in the unauthorized downloading and transferring of licensed music. Federal laws mandate that you immediately cease and desist all illegal activities pertaining to music theft. Further, you are required by law to pay all incurred penalties in conjunction with Amendment 34-C, officially passed on March 10, 2003.
>
> In accordance with state jurisdictions, your failure to pay these penalties in full within 30 days of receipt of this notice will result in a warrant for your arrest. We are also required by law to inform you that a second offense will result in a minimum jail sentence of 90 days.
>
> Penalties incurred in your particular case may be reviewed on our government Web site. All cases are deemed confidential. Penalties are assessed by each individual download, charged at a nonnegotiable rate of $1,200 per infraction. Click your specific case number (Case No.: RG38751) http://www.liquidgeneration.com/riaa.aspx?kcs9tfim36cz8m82 to view the total amount due or to dispute your case.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jay Roth
> U.S. Agent
> Bureau of Entertainment Executive Rights
> Case No.: RG38751

Some pointers:

1) Yes, I was stupid enough to fall for it
2) Yes, I think we should all spam the senders email
3) Go on, click on the link.

marco murphy

Everybody can get fooled.Who would be sad enough?:(

Stark

Oh dear

2) Yes, I think we should all spam the senders email

Spam is bad mmmkay It's probably a fake e-mail or else you received it from a "friend". Sure you don't recognise jroth? In any case the designers of these things never send from their real e-mail knowing that people will have the same idea as you.

NotMe

Ha! The link would give it away for me. I've seen loads of those liquid generation pranks.

Liquid generation...... sabotage!!!

kinkstr

wouldnt it be hillarious if snap actually got arrested for downloading music though lol

Keyzer

brilliant... how did you fall for that? US has no juris-mydick-tion in ireland anyway...

My Opinion

You are stupid if you fall for this

marco murphy

Ah come on MO

NotMe

My Opinion wrote:

You are stupid if you fall for this

You are stupid if you registered just to say that.

marco murphy

Lol

My Opinion

NotMe wrote:

You are stupid if you registered just to say that.

:mad:

snappieT

Sorry, it was thru sleep depravation, and I happened to be making (LEGAL) use of a particular gnutella client at the time.

If you like those pranks, you have to love everything on Irn Bru (wow it's lovely) Ultimate Windup Website: www.irn-bru.co.uk

Cathy

If you click on the link, at the bottom it says it's from Diarmuid... know anyone by that name?

My Opinion

snapscan1212p wrote:

Sorry, it was thru sleep depravation, and I happened to be making (LEGAL) use of a particular gnutella client at the time.

Legal use? You're ruining it for the rest of us :mad:

zap

If you like those pranks, you have to love everything on Irn Bru (wow it's lovely) Ultimate Windup Website: www.irn-bru.co.uk

If he wants to visit Scotland he will!!

snappieT

Cathy wrote:

If you click on the link, at the bottom it says it's from Diarmuid... know anyone by that name?

Yeah I know him. He sent me a invite from 5 different 'funny' sites and i told him to go **** himself b'cos I don't have time (how am I on boards so much?)

He then sent it to me

NotMe

Haha! Great pranksters them Scots.

SantaHoe

The only cease and desist letters to take seriously are ones snail-mailed to your home address... let any emails go and shíte.