tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post7688741708920962522..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Another day, another bunch of scamsVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-79886225114878754202011-03-25T15:52:00.975+00:002011-03-25T15:52:00.975+00:00Not a long-term solution but at least annoying eno...Not a long-term solution but at least annoying enough to the scammers: writing to the bank and stating what this account is used for. Usually the banks close these accounts as soon as they are made aware of what kinds of companies their clients are (at least this worked with the banks in Germany in similar scam cases)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-60756346795923708192011-03-24T19:36:19.718+00:002011-03-24T19:36:19.718+00:00I recall having rung the French customs about 10 y...I recall having rung the French customs about 10 years ago on such scams coming from Austria and the former Czechoslovakian state, and being told then that although they were already aware of the problem, the corresponding partner states were being rather uncooperative about shutting them down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-59415301173084280592011-03-24T18:24:43.583+00:002011-03-24T18:24:43.583+00:00Bizarrely enough, there are a few cases for "...Bizarrely enough, there are a few cases for "restitutio in integrum" which passed through the Danish patent office recently, in which the patent proprietor received a (completely valid) request for annuity payment from the DK PTO, and threw it in the bin, thinking it was a scam...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com