It's not a scam, they actually send you a new printer, comparable to the one with the 502 error. You then use the box, and return shipping label included, to mail back your defective printer. I have gone back and forth with Canon Friends and all em...
Count me in. Actually had my MP530 for over 7 years and just got this today , last printed yesterday. Nothing I do resets it. If this is some ploy to buy from Canon...it will not work.