Criminals Target Megaupload Users With Fake Settlement Demands

It is pretty damn bad when crooks are actually sending out fake settlement demand letters that are exactly the same as the ones sent by lawyers for the entertainment industry.

Criminals are attempting to extort Internet users by claiming there could be financial implications for those who used file-sharing site Megaupload for infringing activities. For the past several days a fake law firm claiming to act on behalf of entertainment companies such as Universal, Sony, EMI and Paramount has been claiming cash settlements from innocent victims. Schemes which require alleged copyright infringers to pay cash settlements to make lawsuits disappear are nothing new.

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