I Have Been Sent a Threatening Message From 'Six Figure Mentors'
Hi peoples of the WA,
I crafted an article back in 2018 sometime, still pretty inexperienced reviewing at that stage. And now that my post has accrued better rankings recently, it has caught the eye of the legal department at 'Six Figure Mentors'.
They sent me an email, which I will copy and paste the content right now saying:
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URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Unauthorized Use Of The Six Figure Mentors Intellectual Property, False/Inaccurate/defamatory Information
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Digital Experts Legal
03:39 (18 hours ago)
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ACTION REQUIRED] Regarding: Unauthorized Use Of The Six Figure Mentors Intellectual Property, False/Inaccurate/defamatory Information
Attention Benjamin P. Ward
Our corporate monitoring associates have recently discovered web content/placement associated with you with explicitly unauthorized use of intellectual property (including trademarks and copyrights owned or licensed to Digital Experts LLC/Six Figure Mentors) and inaccurate statements of fact on your website, linked to the following site:
https://scamvslegit.com/is-six-figure-mentors-a-scam-or-legi...
We are known for pursuing any infringement of our intellectual property rights and those of our licensors to the fullest extent of the law, and have unlimited resources to do so.
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While we appreciate people's interest in our company and its products, as you can understand, we cannot, as a company, allow inaccurate information to be provided to the public. We stand by the quality of our offerings, and therefore welcome all opinions with respect to them, positive or negative. However, the false information posted in this article is not an opinion - it is presented as a series of statements of fact, and is simply wrong in many respects.
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So, I just want to know if I should take this email seriously. I can see there are other posts promoting WA ranking well in the SERPS for that company's keywords. So maybe I will be OK.
But I cannot afford any court proceedings if this is a serious threat.
Here is the post they are referring to:
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https://scamvslegit.com/is-six-figure-mentors-a-scam-or-legi...
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1. Should I remove all the images I had screenshot back then, taken from the Six Figure Mentors website?
2. Should I delete the post and simply forfeit that article.
3. Should I update the article, then add content stating that Six Figure Mentors threatened to take legal action against my content?
I just don't know how to handle this situation.
Thank-you for your response in advanced!
Recent Comments
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This doesn't pass the smell test for me. Legal warnings always indicate the originating attorney and firm (not 'Compliance and Legal')
"We are known for pursuing any infringement of our intellectual property rights and those of our licensors to the fullest extent of the law, and have unlimited resources to do so."
... This is a laughable statement, and nothing more than a scare tactic.
Hi Benjamin,
Your question has been well approached by colleagues that have responded earlier.
I will only emphasise that you seek counsel from Kyle and Carson before you take further steps.
I wish you all the best.
Segun
I have had these in the past and my view is I touched a nerve with them
If they had nothing to hide why write that... It's only my view
Personally I'd ignore it, what are they going to do
It's ridiculous, because I talk up the company saying it's super professional, I gave it a good rating, said it was legit. And I am not even an affiliate for that company when the opportunity is there to be an affiliate.
From what I remember, mind you, they bloody charge you to be an affiliate, which is why I did not get involved with them.
Its not up to keywords.. its up to some pictures i think, and maybe you should add review in your article title.. you are using their photos (from CEOs).. but i dont think its so serious threat.. maybe someone more experienced can tell you
Personally, I would remove the images that are copyright (Logos and so on), as for the rest, it seems fine.
Everything you have stated is on the Web, thus making it 'public' information.
After that though, I'm unsure, as these guys may have nothing better to do than to take 'legal action'. However, I question the 'legal validity' of an email, and not a letter, on letterhead from actual Legal Counsel.
Kyle and Carson would be able to answer this in better detail though. I'm interested to see their answer to this dilemma.
Shaunna
When I heard about WA getting sued by MOBE, it put that fear in the back of my mind ever since that it could happen to me.
Now it has, so I am a little bit worried.
And yea, I sent a P.M. to Kyle also, so keen to see what he has to say about this matter.
MOBE was illegal and they had to claim money from somewhere so why not through the courts if they can do that of course
No fears here for you
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Hi Benjamin. I clicked on the link and read the blog. It's brilliant. I'd say you hit a nerve. These people may not be scammers but, as you say, they're way over the top with their prices.
As Laurie has said, the letter is not a professional one. They are simply trying to scare you . I would wait for an answer from Kyle and/or Carson before doing anything. Jim