It does have renew in a few places, but the first couple of paragraphs
are explaining that you don't have to keep the current company. It says you
can review and compare our prices and decide for your-self. It even goes as
far as to say, "You are under no obligation to pay the amounts stated below,
unless you accept this offer. We are hoping you will choose the doxxxx
Regxxxxx of Amxxxxx. This notice is not a bill, but rather an easy means of
payment should you decide to register or renew your domain(s) with us.
Just looks like they are getting less deceptive. Again. I will not spend
any more of anyone's times on the subject on the list. If anyone want to
chat, feel free to e-mail me off list. Just a interesting subject to chat
about...
The more I hear from you guys and the read the letter again, I am seeing
what you mean about the people thinking it might be from you when it is not.
Strange, I watch things closely but I guess from what everyone is saying
that most consumers and companies don't watch things close and would just
pay it and be done with it... I wish people would read things more deeply
and investigate.
--
Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.4CheapDomains.Net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert L Mathews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: DomainRegistryofAmerica???
> At 3/23/02 12:16 PM, Mike Allen wrote:
>
> >I would be more than happy to send it to you, but if you "Technically"
look
> >at it, it's not a scam unless you feel that credit card transfer offer
and
> >such are scams too?
>
> I strongly disagree -- unless it's different from the "Domain Registry of
> America" letters I've seen, it does not use the word "transfer" at all.
> Instead, it repeatedly talks about "renewing" your domain name with them.
>
> Here's a sample letter of the kind I've seen:
>
> http://blackcat2.virtualave.net/DRO.gif
>
> The word "renew" strongly implies "continue existing service without
> making changes". Their use of "renew" without making it clear that doing
> so cancels service with your existing company is blatantly misleading and
> dishonest. I've had at least two customers taken in by it (they assumed
> the letter was from us because it talked about "renewing" the domain) and
> at least five who called or wrote to find out if paying that "Important
> Notice" would renew the domain with us.
>
> This is absolutely a scam, and it's entirely unlike credit card transfer
> offers where it's clear to the consumer that he or she will be opening a
> new credit card account with a different company. If one of my clients
> wants to renew with DROA and understands that doing so cancels his or her
> relationship with my company, that's fine. But that's not what's
> happening -- people are accidentally paying DROA because the "notice" is
> worded in such a way that it looks like it might be a bill from us if you
> don't look at it closely.
>
> --
> Robert L Mathews, Tiger Technologies
>
> "The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody
> appreciates how difficult it was."
>
>
