A few days ago, I received an unusual comment on one of my posts on this blog. The comment claimed to be from a "certified illustrator" who claimed that I was using some of her copywritten images without credit. The comment included a link to a Google Drive document that supposedly contained a list of the offending images, and suggested that the illustrator would sue me if I did not promptly remove the images. The full message is duplicated in text below, and in screenshot form:
Hi there!
This is Melika and I am a certified illustrator.
I was baffled, frankly speaking, when I came across my images at your web-site. If you use a copyrighted image without my permission, you must be aware that you could be sued by the copyrigh owner.
It's not legal to use stolen images and it's so filthy!
Take a look at this document with the links to my images you used at www.megabearsfan.net and my earlier publications to get evidence of my copyrights.
Download it right now and check this out for yourself:
https://sites.google.com/site/case53703/googledrive/share/downloads/
file/storage?ID=6543774982793
If you don't delete the images mentioned in the document above within the next few days, I'll write a complaint against you to your hosting provider stating that my copyrights have been infringed and I am trying to protect my intellectual property.
And if it doesn't work, you may be pretty damn sure I am going to report and sue you! And I will not bother myself to let you know of it in advance.
This comment was posted on one of my blog posts, claiming that I would be used for the use of copywritten images.
I am reasonably certain that this message is a scam. If you see this message in your comments, or receive it in an email, do not open the link!
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