Streetbeasts fraud controversy
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| − | In addition, StreetBeasts threatened the Hotrodders.com administrator with legal action and financial ruin. In [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/questions-jgk95-144132-2.html#post1011502 this post on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board], StreetBeasts impersonated Curt Scott, a previous StreetBeasts whistleblower. Apparently unaware that forum software logged the post as originating from the exact same IP address as previous StreetBeasts posts, the following forum post was | + | In addition, StreetBeasts threatened the Hotrodders.com administrator with legal action and financial ruin. In [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/questions-jgk95-144132-2.html#post1011502 this post on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board], StreetBeasts impersonated Curt Scott, a previous StreetBeasts whistleblower. Apparently unaware that forum software logged the post as originating from the exact same IP address as previous StreetBeasts posts, the following forum post was made: |
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"Ive been down this rode already Jon , you need to put your ego aside and drop this constant pursuit on Streetbeast, they will sue you and take everything you have , The owner has deeper pockets than you and this whole hotrodding site put together , your on the way to getting yourself in alot of trouble you probably dont want or need, rumor has it ,its already started, good luck pal" | "Ive been down this rode already Jon , you need to put your ego aside and drop this constant pursuit on Streetbeast, they will sue you and take everything you have , The owner has deeper pockets than you and this whole hotrodding site put together , your on the way to getting yourself in alot of trouble you probably dont want or need, rumor has it ,its already started, good luck pal" | ||
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| + | These forum posts were an attempt at producing what is known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect_(term) Chilling effect], the suppression of free speech with fear tactics. | ||
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