---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:08:32 -0700 From: dotNews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Dotster Update: A Warning to our Customers
Dear Dotster Customers, Over the last several weeks, it has been brought to our attention that several companies, incuding Network Solutions/VeriSign, are sending deceptive and predatory domain expiration notices and domain dispute notices to customers of other registrars. We are writing to warn you about these mailings and to remind you that any legitimate information regarding the domains you register at Dotster will come only from Dotster Inc. and will be clearly identified as such. Deceptive Domain Expiration Notices: VeriSign Inc. (formerly Network Solutions) has been sending via postal mail false domain expiration notices. The purpose of these notices is to get the customer to unwittingly transfer and renew their domain names with VeriSign. Unfortunately, the notices are designed so that it is not clear who they are from. Please take note that Dotster only sends renewal notices via e-mail. If you receive a domain expiration notice in the mail, it IS NOT from Dotster. If you follow the instructions in the letter, you will be renewing your domains at significantly higher prices than you currently pay at Dotster. Domain Dispute Notifications: Many domain name registrants are receiving "Domain Dispute Notification" mailings from an entity identifying itself as XChange Dispute Resolution. The mailings falsely state that XChange is an ICANN authorized arbitrator and that the registrant must mail in a security deposit fee to defend ownership of the domain name. The sender of these notices has not been approved by ICANN as a provider of dispute-resolution services under ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP). Registrants should not send money as requested by this notice. Registrants who receive the notice should contact an appropriate governmental law enforcement/consumer protection agency to report the incident. Recipients can also fax the notice to ICANN at +1-310-823-8649. ************************************************ If you have any questions or concerns about these deceptive e-mails, please contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you, Your Friends at Dotster _______________________________________________ Bits mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sugoi.org/mailman/listinfo/bits
