I received an email today from Yola, the webhosting company responsible for the anti-Michael Jackson website whose owner has been impersonating me in correspondence with fans.
In light of its owner's illegal behaviour, Yola has suspended the offending website.
However, the owner's phoney gmail address, designed to look very similar to my own email address, will continue to exist because it is nothing to do with Yola. So if you try to contact me, please make sure you use the right address. Similarly, if you receive any correspondence claiming to be from me, please double check the email address.
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Friday, 7 January 2011
Anti-Jackson Propagandist Posing as Charles Thomson
This isn't really how I intended to bring in the new year, but once again I am forced to use my blog to counter the pathetic actions of internet trolls.
Not for the first time, I have become the victim of impersonation.
Regular blog readers will remember that back in July I used my blog to explain that an imbecile was writing libelous comments in my name underneath Michael Jackson related articles on TMZ.
This time around the impersonation is slightly more serious. The owner of a vile and inaccurate anti-Michael Jackson website is posing as me when fans email to complain about the website's content.
The owner of the website replies to emails using my name and sends the messages from an email address closely modeled on my own.
Not for the first time, I have become the victim of impersonation.
Regular blog readers will remember that back in July I used my blog to explain that an imbecile was writing libelous comments in my name underneath Michael Jackson related articles on TMZ.
This time around the impersonation is slightly more serious. The owner of a vile and inaccurate anti-Michael Jackson website is posing as me when fans email to complain about the website's content.
The owner of the website replies to emails using my name and sends the messages from an email address closely modeled on my own.
In the above screengrab, a reader is seen asking the website owner whether he is Charles Thomson from the Huffington Post. The owner refused to answer this question which, combined with the confusing email address, could easily lead people to believe that the owner is in fact me - quite clearly the owner's intention all along.
So let me state loud and clear for the record - I do not have anything to do with this website. The only website or domain name I have ever owned is my current website.
The above email address does not belong to me. I do not use, and have never used, a gmail account.
The fraudster behind this website is impersonating me and has been reported to Yola, the webhosting company responsible for this domain name.
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