[ga] Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] FYI: POSSIBLE Domain name scam

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Manon and all,

  First off, has this been reported to the ICANN staff or the NTIA?
If not, perhaps they should be.  It might also be a good idea to
give the FBI a heads up, as it is likely the ICANN staff is
yet again asleep at the switch...

  I believe thqt the FTC online secure complaint form is here:
https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01

Manon Ress wrote:

> FYI:
>
> Mon, 11 Feb 2002 07:19:47 -0700 (MST)
> From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
> To: dave@farber.net
> Subject: Domain name scam
>
> Dave:
>
> An outfit which calls itself the "Domain Registry of America" is
> apparently sending mailings to addresses listed in the public WHOIS
> database in an attempt to deceive them into switching registrars.
>
> The notices look like bills (though, in the fine print, they admit that
> they are not) and are clearly intended to fool clerical staff into
> paying them, thereby transferring the domain registration to the
> company. While the notice claims that the firm offers "new lower
> prices,"
> its prices are in fact higher than those of many other registrars.
>
> Have other folks on the IP list received this firm's red, white, and
> blue notices? Is the FTC aware of this deceptive practice?
>
> --Brett Glass
> _______________________________________________
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Regards,
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