With the federal government having shut down Megaupload on charges of copyright infringement, scammers betting on the gullibility of former Megaupload users are trying to make a sleazy payday. According to TorrentFreak , users of Megaupload have received letters from a non-existent German law firm called “Dr. Kroner & Kollegan,” which claims to be acting on behalf of copyright holders Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner, and Dreamworks. Legal threats against Internet users who share copyrighted files are not unheard of, so former Megaupload users may be legitimately concerned. But TorrentFreak, which posted a screenshot of the fake letter (written in German), notes a few points that help show it’s fake. “Supported by fake IP addresses and timestamps, the scam ‘lawfirm’ lays out its case,” TorrentFreak reports. “Since the user has downloaded unauthorized copyrighted material from Megaupload they are now liable for fines of 10,000 euros should the case not be dealt with effectively

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Fake law firm demands cash from Megaupload users with "settlement" offer