Uh What the hell? need help? what is this?

That is a complete scam. They are more than likely a scam trying to pull a fast one.

 

What will they do to my postal address?

 

If you follow the very good legal advice you got here, you shouldn't be giving them your address. If they subpoena your host and get your address, it'll be to send a formal legal notice. Then, and only then (when you recieve something legal via mail) would I start to worry. At that point, I'd contact an attorney.

However, that is Step Z. You are on Step A.

 

Contact an attorney to scare them away. No reputable business demands your address, they have other ways to getting that info. Trust me.

let it go

Jim

 

my whois is blocked thank god

 

you can still get it, many ways

 

his email back to me:

Hi,

In writing is the only way these matters like this, can be handled.

"The geographic address of the service provider must be given. A PO Box is
unlikely to suffice as a geographic address; but a registered office
address would. If the business is a company, the registered office address
must be included in any event."

You will soon find out why when you receive it officially in writing.

Regards,

 

Tell him to provide you his lawyer's name, and/or office including telephone number. You will contact them directly.

Then tell him you will be waiting, with bells on, for his litigation in writing.

 

if you want to have a little fun with the scammer, get yourself a cia e-mail addressthen tell him you talked to your buddy over at the cia & that he would like to talk to him.

 

Haha that's great!

Don't give in! Follow the advice I gave you.

 

If you did use that CIA email (not that I reccomend it), don't indicate you are from the CIA. If you don't indicate it or hint to it nothing can be done for impersonation

 

????

oh god?

 

Just call his bluff. Ask him for the lawfirm, lawyer's name and address. Let him know you'll have your lawyer contact his directly to discuss the matter.

If he comes through with real contact information for the lawyer (after you've verified via google or your states BAR association), just call him and see what's up. If he had a real lawyer, he wouldn't need to ask you what your address is. They would have contacted your registrar after filing in whatever state the guy lives in.

I run proxies and have had a few calls to my home from folks saying I'M GOING TO SUE YOU FOR RUINING MY SITE, etc... none have actually hired lawyers or been anything other than pissed off forum operators,

Although HBO did contact me once and they didn't back down

 

See the above post. That is some great advice.

 

lmao, why would he ask you for your address? thats like a guy calling you to tell you he is going punch you in the face but he can't find your house, and hes calling for directions....don't give it to him

 

Nice advice, but what should I put in the email?

Dear *dudes name who wants to take legal action*

I am sorry that you want to take legal actions, but I must know your layers name before I continue.
I want your phone number so I can give you a phone call to see what is up?

Yours truely,
Obay

 

Here is what I would say:

"Dear sir:

For continued ease of this legal process please provide me with the name of your attorney so I can have my attorney contact him directly regarding this matter.

Thank you,
___________ "

 

lol. Unless you have lots of time on your hands, the email should have been put in the spam folder and you should have been back to work a long time ago. Do you know how many people contact me each day wanting my address, phone number, ...... There are lots of people who give it to them - that is why they keep doing it.



Have a good day,
Rich

 

Yeah, but I am worried he'll do something to my company.