Check this out. I just got this email:
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:24:50 -0600
From: Jay Roth < jroth@lqgen.com >
To: himself@morsedesigns.com
Subject: Bureau of Entertainment Executive Rights Case No.: RG38751
Illegal Music Downloads
Bureau of Entertainment Executive Rights
2/20/2004 7:24:50 PM
Reed Morse
LAN No.: #4B-13XC4798220
Computer ID: HP9810-XK-Q63
Case No.: RG38751
Mr. Morse,
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) Animation, Celebrity News, Cartoons, Games, Personality Quiz | Liquid Generation 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
Interesting, scared me for a sec. Then I realized that the email wasn’t from a .gov, and i decided to check out www.lqgen.com. Obviously not a government organization. So then I performed a google search on “Bureau of Entertainment Executive Rights.” No such thing.
Stupid joke. But I can see how many people could buy it…
