I have to say that I was completely shocked when I read this (via SpywareGuide)yesterday... the first thing I did was send it to everyone I was talking to on IM. Write to help protect people from phishing sites and have a complaint filed with the FBI? There's something seriously wrong with this picture.
PayPal seems to be stepping all over themselves lately, they completely stall HFC (thankfully resolved now) and now this. I just can't imagine what goes through someone's head that they send a letter to the ISP and file a complaint with the FBI... did they even have any idea what they were looking at? Did they understand that the site was helping people not hurting them?
I could continue to rant on this, but mainly I just wanted to make sure as many people as possible saw and read it. Though it should be noticed this isn't the first takedown request with the threat of legal follow-up based on a screenshot, FailBlog was hit with this not too long ago. Although Guiness Book of World Records didn't go to the FBI.
I just received one of the best scam phone calls every to my cell phone (I seem to be getting more and more of these calls to my cell phone and it pisses me off).
The call came from (916) 219-8163
It was an automated recording that said the following:
This is the second time we've called to notify you that the warranty on your vehicle is about to expire. Driving without a warranty can lead to serious problems and you should renew your warranty immediately. We will not call you again, if you do not renew your warrant we will remove your file from our system. Please press 1 to speak with a representative or press 2 to be taking of our calling list
Given that I'd already answered, I figured I might as well have some fun, so I pressed 1.
The remainder of the call went like this:
> "Hello sir, can I get your name"
< "Yes... it's Tyler Jones J-O-N-E-S"
> "Thank you sir and I just need to confirm the vehicle you drive"
< "I don't own a vehicle.. but I have a bike"
> "Does anyone in your home have a vehicle sir?"
< "Nope... we all have bikes"
> "Oh, just to confirm your number was 647-828-6206, we'll put you on our do not call list"
*click*
I didn't get to have nearly as much fun as I wanted... next time they call back I'm definitely going to own a car.
