Scammers pish money from subscribers who pirate series
Fraudsters are using internet service providers to phish money from subscribers who pirate TV series. The scammers have been sending fake emails of demand for copyright infringements to the service providers that look so authentic they were passed on to their subscribers‚ TorrentFreak reported.In a professionally worded email‚ the account holder connected to an IP-address is accused by the fake HBO of downloading a pirated copy of Game of Thrones and warned that if the recipient does not settle for a few hundred dollars it will take legal action.“You have 72 hours to access the settlement offer and settle online. If you fail to settle‚ the claim(s) will be referred to our attorneys for legal action. At that point the original settlement offer will no longer be an option and the amount will increase as a result of us having to involve our attorneys‚” the email said.Internet service providers said the notices seemed believable at first‚ because a company called IP-Echelon has been sending out copyright notices on behalf of HBO.IP-Echelon confirmed that these notices were fake and added that its notices do not threatened subscribers nor tried to get settlements from them.The threats were not limited to Game of Thrones downloads‚ the TorrentFreak report said...
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