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Am I going to get sued by "Tiffany & Co." just because I was victim of a scam? What do you think?

Hi... so here is the thing... I found this web site online that had an "special offer" it said that I could get a free gift if I posted ads in the kijiji.com classifieds for them. I naively thought it was just an special offer since the web site looks pretty nice and I didn't notice anything suspicious about it. I asked their costumer service and they even gave me the text to write int he ads! well I did post the ads and everything was fine until I checked my e-mail and noticed that someone sent me an e-mail yesterday saying that he would report me for selling fake items!! I explained this person about this offer and then I noticed that i had 4 emails from the "Tiffany & Co." company (apparently the real one) telling me that my ads were being investigated for "Trademark Violation and Copyright Infringement " under some law number and all that. They also gave me a telephone number to call if I had "any questions" so ...this scared the hell outta me... I mean I don't have money to pay whatever fee or any legal Aid and it's frustrating since it is not even my fault and i wasn't selling anything. a friend of mine says I live under a rock and that might be true since I didn't know much about Tiffany & Co. Anyways... what do you think I should do? Should I call them and explain? or should I wait? ...Am I even going to get sued? Thank you guys :)

5 months ago - 1 answers

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Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it, and it is certainly no defense in court. If you broke the law you will be required to face the penalties. However, is there any chance the emails you received are not from Tiffany's? Could it be another scammer trying to collect payment from you by pretending to be Tiffany's? Email addresses are easily spoofed. I would not reply to the email or call the number on the email. If you wish to contact Tiffany's you should find out their phone number on the web site and try to contact their legal services independently.

by PiggiePants

5 months ago

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