Subject: SCO and the US Federal Trade Commission
From: Andy Firman (lug@firman.us)
Date: Wed Sep 10 2003 - 14:07:58 AKDT
The message below came across the RedHat list that I read
and I just called the FTC myself and made a complaint.
It was very easy and I basically told the FTC that
this company SCO is committing major fraud by trying
to make people & companies pay for something SCO does NOT even own.
I got a case number in just a few minutes.
They simply dump the information into a database and the
FTC gentleman told me that if there are enough complaints
and there is a pattern, they will investigate the SCO Group.
So pass this around and start calling the FTC to stop the SCO Scumbags.
Read below.....
Andy
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 22:05:24 -0800
Subject: sco and ftc
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i
[From a Slashdot posting....]
I just got off the phone with the FTC. If everyone calls and complains
then the chances they will investigate SCO goes up. They look for
patterns. In other words, if the majority of their calls are about SCO
then they will investigate. It is time to take the Slashdot effect to the
phones.
These are the key points to make:
-You did not purchase software from SCO
-The company that "produced" your software did not purchase it from SCO
-It was not marketed or packaged by SCO
-Despite this SCO is asking for $199 from home users (You) and $699 from
business for 1 CPU
They will ask for your name, phone number, address etc. That is mostly to
verify your identity and citizenship I think.
Here is the number:
1-877-382-4357 option 4
They are nice and listen well. The lady I talked to even took the time to
get a better understanding of what Linux is. The best quote from her "You
didn't purchase it from them and they want you to pay them? That sounds
crazy."
-- Call FTC 1-877-382-4357 opt 4 -You didn't buy from SCO -Vendor didn't either -They want $199 ...Here's some information that may help. They actually asked for this info:
The SCO Group 355 South 520 West Suite 100 Lindon, Utah 84042
801-765-4999 phone
The guy I spoke with was actually somewhat familiar with what Linux is. One of his first questions was how this company got involved with me, which my answer was "Well, that's the problem. They didn't."
He eventually asked if SCO has contacted me personally with regard to this situation, which they have not. Don't lie to them. Be completely truthful. At the end of the call I got a reference number, and he said that if SCO does contact me personally, I should call back and let them know.
It was very easy to do, and took about 5 minutes of my time. The recording while I wated for the counselor to pick up the phone did say that the FTC does track trends in complaints. If we get enough people to complain, something will happen. Please, take a few minutes and call!
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