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GoldenEye international - nice little scam going!

Hi, Thank you all for the advice, it does make me feel a bit better and a bit less scared. The consensus seems to be write back and deny it, tell them I'm taking legal advice and if they have any actual (hard) proof it was me, then to take me to court? This all sounds very sensible in the cold...
- MrMan
- Post #60
- Nov 18, 2015
- Forum: General
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GoldenEye international - nice little scam going!

Thank you Psychocandy for replying so rapidly. However, isn't their proof that SKY gave them my IP address and a title enough? I'm just really worried that if i deny it, they'll take me to court and i'll loose and it'll all come out.
- MrMan
- Post #49
- Nov 17, 2015
- Forum: General
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GoldenEye international - nice little scam going!

Hi, I recieved the same letter form SKY last week, saying they had passed my details onto a company called Golden Eye International, who would contact me shortly asking for money as compensation for copyright infringement. According to the SKY website they handed IP adresses over on 26 August...
- MrMan
- Post #46
- Nov 17, 2015
- Forum: General

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