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<i>some</i> measure of success that way but find them generally not responsive and it is still outrageous to not have a formal abuse reporting channel as a platform but especially when you know that your platform is one of the most heavily abused in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 24, 2024 10:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Trachtenberg, Marc H. (Shld-Chi-IP-Tech) <trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [E-trademarks] Job Platforms Allowing Scam "Recruiters"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We have found WhatsApp to be pretty responsive in shutting down fraudster accounts so long as we provide screenshots showing the abuse. Try
<a href="mailto:ip@whatsapp.com">ip@whatsapp.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Telegram is a different story. I’d be curious to know if anyone has managed to shut down fraudulent accounts on their platform.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> E-trademarks [mailto:<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marc Trachtenberg via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 24, 2024 9:34 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com">trachtenbergm@gtlaw.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Job Platforms Allowing Scam "Recruiters"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Janice,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This is what I was referring to in my initial response. We have taken down many fake job listings across social media platforms and job recruiting sites and have even litigated
successfully against some of the fraudsters. Sadly, WhatsApp is completely unhelpful and doesn’t even have a formal abuse reporting channel.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Janice Housey via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 24, 2024 8:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Janice Housey <<a href="mailto:jhousey@litmuslaw.com">jhousey@litmuslaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Job Platforms Allowing Scam "Recruiters"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you, Anuj and Thilo. Yes-- I have done the UDRP route before but this is different-- there is no domain name issue. The use is from job platforms (and then they switch to WhatsApp).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Desai, Anuj via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2024 4:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Desai, Anuj <<a href="mailto:anuj.desai@agg.com">anuj.desai@agg.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Job Platforms Allowing Scam "Recruiters"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We did the same and then did a UDRP proceeding to get the domain turned over to us.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Thilo C. Agthe via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2024 3:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Thilo C. Agthe <<a href="mailto:thilo.agthe@wg-law.com">thilo.agthe@wg-law.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [E-trademarks] Job Platforms Allowing Scam "Recruiters"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi Janice:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We recently managed to get a domain registrar to deactivate such a scammer’s domain name, namely the one they were emailing prospective victims from. It was
similar to our client’s domain. We made a fraud complaint and it was taken care of quickly. Of course, that means you have to know what domain they are using.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We’ve admittedly not tried to go after fake postings on job platforms.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Thilo</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Janice Housey via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 23, 2024 2:23 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Janice Housey <<a href="mailto:jhousey@litmuslaw.com">jhousey@litmuslaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Job Platforms Allowing Scam "Recruiters"</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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