{"id":277,"date":"2021-03-24T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconit.co.nz\/?p=277"},"modified":"2021-05-19T17:30:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T05:30:35","slug":"case-study-business-owner-gets-demanding-email-about-copyright-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconit.co.nz\/index.php\/2021\/03\/24\/case-study-business-owner-gets-demanding-email-about-copyright-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Case study: Business owner gets demanding email"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A client (who is the business owner) received the below demanding email, and since she had done our Phishing Education sess<\/a>ion, she didn’t click – thankfully. This is the sort of tone in an email that screams ‘SCAM!’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a common scam email to receive, suggesting that you are using copyrighted photos on your website. Don’t be fooled, nearly every time this email is a scam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is the actual text from the demanding email – we’ve replaced the client’s website name and changed the scammer’s email address so no one accidentally clicks on it and sends an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Name: Mel This is Melitta and I am a licensed photographer and illustrator.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I was confused, putting it lightly, when I recognised my images at your website. If you use a copyrighted image without an owner’s approval, you must know that you could be sued by the copyright holder.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s against the law to use stolen images and it’s so low!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n See this document with the links to my images you used at yourwebsite.co.nz<\/a> and my earlier publications to obtain the evidence of my ownership.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Download it now and check this out for yourself:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phone: 12124302084
Email: Mnikon8@aol.com<\/a>
Message: Hi there!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n