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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Extortion Letter recieved but no image found on their site?
« on: August 02, 2013, 03:58:04 PM »
Hello there I recieved this extortion letter today, with no cease or desist! it just jumps straight to second base and demand money from me?
This is over an image on my website that I have forgotten LONG ago, and now they are claiming 1,537£ from me?
The worrying thing here is this, I have looked onto their site and no such image was there, I even tried on google images "which I originally found this image" and I can only find one site using it.
Surely this is a scam? I have contacted a lawyer and he will get back to me over on monday.
My question is this, should I send them an email over the weekend so they have document proof that I have tried to contact them over this?
I have this letter waiting to be emailed, its outlaying that they are demanding money off me and saying that even when I take off the image I still owe them money? Isn't this illegal?
I also outlined that my concerns over this may be a scam, as I never handed money over to someone with an invoice, these guys just gave me their bank details and told me to pay it! Do I even get a reciept?
All this smells like a scam, and I want to know that can I use this as grounds to not pay? should I send this email or should I wait till monday for my lawyer to give me advise?
I can pay the amount, its just the fact they came over with a ten ton hammer with no form of warning demanding me to pay! Even credit card companies give you warning letters before a bailif comes right over to your door! These guys are appalling.
Please tell me your thoughts.
Many thanks
This is over an image on my website that I have forgotten LONG ago, and now they are claiming 1,537£ from me?
The worrying thing here is this, I have looked onto their site and no such image was there, I even tried on google images "which I originally found this image" and I can only find one site using it.
Surely this is a scam? I have contacted a lawyer and he will get back to me over on monday.
My question is this, should I send them an email over the weekend so they have document proof that I have tried to contact them over this?
I have this letter waiting to be emailed, its outlaying that they are demanding money off me and saying that even when I take off the image I still owe them money? Isn't this illegal?
I also outlined that my concerns over this may be a scam, as I never handed money over to someone with an invoice, these guys just gave me their bank details and told me to pay it! Do I even get a reciept?
All this smells like a scam, and I want to know that can I use this as grounds to not pay? should I send this email or should I wait till monday for my lawyer to give me advise?
I can pay the amount, its just the fact they came over with a ten ton hammer with no form of warning demanding me to pay! Even credit card companies give you warning letters before a bailif comes right over to your door! These guys are appalling.
Please tell me your thoughts.
Many thanks