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Re: [ga] Re: [ecdiscuss] .EU pre-registration scam


Jeff,
The registry for the .BIZ domain is *not* Afilias -- it is Neulevel, a unit
of Neustar (Neustar is also the registry for the .US ccTLD).

Afilias is the registry for the .INFO gTLD.

-ram
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Ram Mohan
Vice President, Business Operations
Afilias.INFO
p: +1-215-706-5700; f: +1-215-706-5701
e: rmohan@afilias.info
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Philip VAN GELDER" <philip@indomco.com>
Cc: <ecdiscuss@ec-pop.org>; "General Assembly of the DNSO" <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 11:06 PM
Subject: [ga] Re: [ecdiscuss] .EU pre-registration scam


> Philip and all,
>
>   I hope so!  But there should be no surprise really in this sort of
> occurrence.  The Registry is Afilias for .biz and the registrar is
> Network Solutions.  The proper Technical contact is
> bizregistration@netsol.com
>
>   This looks allot like another of the Verisign/network solutions scams
> that have been ongoing for awhile now...
>
> See Whois record which is as follows:
> Domain Name: EU-DOMAIN.BIZ
>                  Domain ID: D2304472-BIZ
>                  Sponsoring Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.
>                  Domain Status: ok
>                  Registrant ID: 17344903
>                  Registrant Name: Helmut Hackl
>                  Registrant Address1: Hauptplatz 1
>                  Registrant City: Homm
>                  Registrant State/Province: .
>                  Registrant Postal Code: 101010
>                  Registrant Country: Belize
>                  Registrant Country Code: BZ
>                  Registrant Email: office@eu-nic.biz
>                  Administrative Contact ID: 17344903
>                  Administrative Contact Name: Helmut Hackl
>                  Administrative Contact Address1: Hauptplatz 1
>                  Administrative Contact City: Homm
>                  Administrative Contact State/Province: .
>                  Administrative Contact Postal Code: 101010
>                  Administrative Contact Country: Belize
>                  Administrative Contact Country Code: BZ
>                  Administrative Contact Email: office@eu-nic.biz
>                  Billing Contact ID: 17344903
>                  Billing Contact Name: Helmut Hackl
>                  Billing Contact Address1: Hauptplatz 1
>                  Billing Contact City: Homm
>                  Billing Contact State/Province: .
>                  Billing Contact Postal Code: 101010
>                  Billing Contact Country: Belize
>                  Billing Contact Country Code: BZ
>                  Billing Contact Email: office@eu-nic.biz
>                  Technical Contact ID: 17344903
>                  Technical Contact Name: Helmut Hackl
>                  Technical Contact Address1: Hauptplatz 1
>                  Technical Contact City: Homm
>                  Technical Contact State/Province: .
>                  Technical Contact Postal Code: 101010
>                  Technical Contact Country: Belize
>                  Technical Contact Country Code: BZ
>                  Technical Contact Email: office@eu-nic.biz
>                  Name Server: NS2.I-NET.AT
>                  Name Server: NS1.I-NET.AT
>                  Created by Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.
>                  Last Updated by Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.
>                  Domain Registration Date: Tue Jan 29 14:42:50 GMT 2002
>                  Domain Expiration Date: Wed Jan 28 23:59:59 GMT 2004
>                  Domain Last Updated Date: Tue Jan 29 14:42:53 GMT 2002
>
> ================
>
> Also see Whois record for EU-NIC.BIZ
> which is as listed:
> Domain Name: EU-NIC.BIZ
>                  Domain ID: D1707993-BIZ
>                  Sponsoring Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.
>                  Domain Status: ok
>                  Registrant ID: 17344903
>                  Registrant Name: Helmut Hackl
>                  Registrant Address1: Hauptplatz 1
>                  Registrant City: Homm
>                  Registrant State/Province: .
>                  Registrant Postal Code: 101010
>                  Registrant Country: Belize
>                  Registrant Country Code: BZ
>                  Registrant Email: office@eu-nic.biz
>                  Administrative Contact ID: 17344903
>                  Administrative Contact Name: Helmut Hackl
>                  Administrative Contact Address1: Hauptplatz 1
>                  Administrative Contact City: Homm
>                  Administrative Contact State/Province: .
>                  Administrative Contact Postal Code: 101010
>                  Administrative Contact Country: Belize
>                  Administrative Contact Country Code: BZ
>                  Administrative Contact Email: office@eu-nic.biz
>                  Billing Contact ID: 17344903
>                  Billing Contact Name: Helmut Hackl
>                  Billing Contact Address1: Hauptplatz 1
>                  Billing Contact City: Homm
>                  Billing Contact State/Province: .
>                  Billing Contact Postal Code: 101010
>                  Billing Contact Country: Belize
>                  Billing Contact Country Code: BZ
>                  Billing Contact Email: office@eu-nic.biz
>                  Technical Contact ID: NEUL-0000505573
>                  Technical Contact Name: Verisign, Inc.
>                  Technical Contact Address1: 21355 Ridgetop Circle
>                  Technical Contact City: Dulles
>                  Technical Contact State/Province: VA
>                  Technical Contact Postal Code: 20166
>                  Technical Contact Country: United States
>                  Technical Contact Country Code: US
>                  Technical Contact Phone Number: +1.8664183684
>                  Technical Contact Email: bizregistration@netsol.com
>                  Name Server: NS2.I-NET.AT
>                  Name Server: NS1.I-NET.AT
>                  Created by Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.
>                  Last Updated by Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC.
>                  Domain Registration Date: Fri Nov 16 12:38:27 GMT 2001
>                  Domain Expiration Date: Sat Nov 15 23:59:59 GMT 2003
>                  Domain Last Updated Date: Fri Nov 16 12:39:53 GMT 2001
> ==================
>
> Philip VAN GELDER wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is anything being done to stop this sort of activity?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Philip VAN GELDER
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <advertiser_eu@yahoo.com>
> > To: <eu-domain@domain.eu>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 9:42 AM
> > Subject: Preregister your .eu domain now!
> >
> > > >From now on we accept pre-registrations
> > > for the Top Level Domain .eu.
> > >
> > > Pre-register at:
> > >
> > > http://www.eu-domain.biz/english
> > >
> > > All pre-registrations are accepted on the
> > > basis of "first come, first serve". Each domain
> > > can only be pre-registered once.
> > >
> > > office@eu-domain.biz
> > >
> > > P.S. pre-register now, tomorrow may be to late!
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > You receive this mail, cause you have requested
> > > info about new top level domains. This is the
> > > only message you receive from us, therefor no
> > > unsubscription or reply is required.
> > >
> > >
>
> Regards,
> --
> Jeffrey A. Williams
> Spokesman for INEGroup - (Over 127k members/stakeholders strong!)
> CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
> Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
> E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com
> Contact Number: 214-244-4827 or 972-244-3801
> Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
>
>
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