>Jukt Micronics is non-existant internet software firm. The New Republic was the victim of an article written by Stephen Glass. Glass was fired after Adam L. Penenberg of Forbes magazine proved his article to be a hoax, along with 27 other articles written by Glass in past issues.
>My guess - SCAM !!
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>Really? Wow. Good thing I didn't call them back.
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>you know, from that story you just told me, they could make a movie out of! The author's name was Stephen Glass??? They could call the movie "Broken Glass" or something like that!

Funny you should say that as there is a movie about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Glass_(reporter)
..and this from is interesting from 60 Minutes TV show... http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/07/60minutes/main552819.shtml

"...As 60 Minutes first reported in May, he made up people, places and events. He made up organizations and quotations. Sometimes, he made up entire articles.
And to back it all up, he created fake notes, fake voicemails, fake faxes, even a fake Web site - whatever it took to deceive his editors, not to mention hundreds of thousands of readers. ..."

...anyway Jukt Micronics was one of his made-up companies.