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2006/5/21

Important Legal Notice Regarding Your Google AdWords Account

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@ 09:18 AM (26 months, 15 days ago)

It seems that there's a new lawsuit regarding Adwords clickfraud, and I am a class member. It was probably just a matter of time until the whole secrecy would develop into a $xx million settlement fund trial.


This court-ordered notice may affect your legal rights. Please read it carefully. If you purchased online advertising from Google between January 1, 2002 and the present, you are a class member in a class-action lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Miller County, Arkansas. This notice is to inform you of the Court’s certification of a class; the nature of the claims alleged; ....

 

You can get more information at: www.clicksettlement.com.



If this some sort of new and more elaborated spam, it's weird how well they targetted the niche. Target website does exist and it's hosted in the US; plus it seems like a real attorney behind it.


Update:  There are a few active discussions on this topic on WmW and digitalPoint. So far it seems like a mixture of legitimacy and spam; quite interesting overall.