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Served by Private Investigator with a formal Copyright Infringement Notice from ACE

I am a 19-year-old student. Today, a private investigator came to my apartment and hand-delivered a "Notice of Infringement of Copyright" from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). And asked for some info about me.

The documents name me personally and allege that I am operating several unauthorized movie/TV streaming websites.

The Situation:

  • I am 100% innocent: I have absolutely no connection to the websites listed in the notice. I do not own, operate, or assist them in any way.
  • The Demands: The notice demands that I disable the services and transfer the domains to them immediately.
  • Safety: I have already contacted local police to verify the investigator's visit.

My Questions:

  1. Since this is a case of mistaken identity, what is the safest way to respond to ACE without accidentally "validating" their incorrect data?
  2. I am a student with no assets. How likely is this to actually escalate to a federal lawsuit if I provide proof (hosting dashboard logs) that I don't own these domains?
  3. I am waiting to hear back from my University’s Student Legal Services. Is there anything I should—or absolutely should not—do in the next 24 hours?

I have documentation ready to prove these domains are not in my account. Any advice on how to get a massive organization like ACE to acknowledge a technical error and drop the claim would be appreciated.
Location: Idaho

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Looking to rent a room from may 20 ish to end of July

Hi everyone, I will be moving out on may 20 and i have 2 rooms available in a 4BHK apartment. The lease will finish at the end of July. So I’m looking if anyone is interested. The address is Lilly St.

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Got a weird voicemail from someone claiming they need to “hand deliver important papers” to me — scam or legit?

Got a weird voicemail from someone claiming they need to “hand deliver important papers” to me — scam or legit?

So I got a voicemail from a woman named C***** saying she was near my apartment complex and needed to deliver “extremely important papers” to me in person. She kept emphasizing how important it was and asked me to call her back to arrange a time.

The weird part is:

  • she wouldn’t say what kind of papers they were
  • she said “don’t worry, you’re not in trouble”
  • she insisted they had to be hand delivered
  • the whole thing felt really vague and urgent

I asked what the papers were regarding and she still wouldn’t explain. Lately I’ve also been getting a ton of insurance-related texts/spam calls, so I’m wondering if this could just be some aggressive insurance sales tactic or lead-generation thing.

Has anyone gotten voicemails like this before? Is this a known scam or could it actually be something legitimate?

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