Tag Archives: domain scams

Mon 31st August 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Company tries to obey Chinese TM domain scam, fails miserably - The trademark domain name scam is one of the oldest in the book. A registrar from China emails you, saying that someone is trying to register domain names very similar to your trademark or existing domain names. They’re checking with you as a courtesy to see if you’d like to register the domains first. Although it might seem like a kind gesture, it’s all a lie. They’re trying to get you to register domain names through them. Now a Brazil company is apparently trying the same tack. But it ... read more ...
Thu 29th August 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
What is this new domain name scam? - I think I know, but feel free to dig in some more. I just received a scam phone call and I’m trying to figure out what the perpetrator’s goal is. I have an idea, but I figure some readers might know more. The caller said he was with “an independent agency with I-C-A-N-N”. He didn’t say “I-CAN”, he actually said each letter separately. He then said that it was necessary to verify the information associated with domain names once a year. He asked if I ... read more ...
Mon 27th December 2010
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Avoid This Domain Parking Scam - A domain parking scam to avoid at all costs. Over the past year several Domain Name Wire readers have forwarded emails to me from someone promising to boost revenues to parked domains that didn’t receive any traffic. I received one such email on Christmas with the title “Merry Christmas to domainer!” The email promised: without any extra cost needed and no complicated development work, we can help you increase your no-traffic and non-earning parked domains. ... read more ...
Thu 5th November 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Renewal Scam is Back - Domain name renewal scam resurfaces. A domain renewal “scam” that I first wrote about in 2007 has surfaced again. The e-mail scam comes from an outfit calling itself ISP renewal aka Domain Renewal, and informs you that your domain name is expiring. The company misleads domain registrants to think they need to renew their domain through ISP renewal, but the fine print says that “Domain Renewal monitors domain names and renews your domain names through your existing ... read more ...
Mon 28th September 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
ICANN Wants to Trap WHOIS Abusers for Study - Group sends our RFP for whois abuse study. ICANN, through Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), is seeking proposals from qualified companies to study whois abuse. One of its proposed mechanisms for studying abuse is to set up a number of test domain names to see what happens to the whois data created for them. A similar study (pdf) was conducted in 2007, but only to research whois harvesting for spam. In the new study, GNSO will also check for postal/phone ... read more ...
Wed 17th December 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Recognizing a Trademark Domain Name Scam - If you get an email like this, hit the delete button. Let’s take a quick look at a common domain name scam that is very effective. I know it’s effective because over the past year I’ve received e-mails from smart friends who are CEOs of companies here in Austin asking if these emails are legitimate. The scam is a trademark scam, where a company emails you saying someone is trying to register domains that include your trademark, and wants to offer you the ... read more ...