Latest Scam: Pay Us For Using @
from the oh,-right,-let-me-get-my-checkbook... dept
TheRegister has picked up one of the more amusing scam emails apparently making the rounds. It’s not entirely clear how much they’re actually asking for (the quoted email shows a few different amounts), but those behind the scam are suggesting that they’ve copyrighted the “@” symbol and users need to pay (somewhere around $10 to $20) for an unlimited one-year license. The thing is… some people might actually fall for something like this.
Comments on “Latest Scam: Pay Us For Using @”
Oh... Internet Intelligence Test
And if you are stupid enough to fail, then you should be banned from future use of the internet.
This makes me sad :-(
and to express my sadness I used a Frownie ™ which is protected by a trademark
http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75502288
I did go to the online store to aquire a license for use in this posting
http://www.despair.com/demotivators/frownies.html
copyright
I have just copyrighted the copyright symbol! I demand royalties of $1 for each use on each copy of all material that uses my symbol. If you don’t pay up immediately I will sue!