Where does it say that this is an OpenSRS reseller? Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Genie Livingstone > Sent: April 25, 2002 10:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: FTC fines OpenSRS reseller $375,000 > > > http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/04/morgenstern.htm > > One of my contacts just sent me this link with the following comentary > QUOTE > It's literally pennies on the dollar, but they did finally reach a > settlement. > If it were up to me, the guy would be swingin' from the highest yardarm > in > Halifax, but instead he gets to keep the great majority of his money and > pay > back a pittance. > The FTC is getting $350,000 to redress consumers, and $25,000 to > administrate it, for a total of $375,000. The scam itself put somewhere > in > the neighborhood of $2,000,000 in Mr. Morganstern's pockets. > So I guess crime really does pay. All I can hope for is that Darren J. > Morganstern spent the remaining money on lawyers, and will have to take > a > job, as Bob Rivers would say, "folding shirts at the Gap, 'cause at > least > then you'll have clothin'." If he starts another Internet venture, I > hope > the government will be watching him like a hawk, 'cause once a crook, > always > a crook. > But I bet he's driving away from the settlement talks in a Lexus or > Porsche, > with a big smile on his face and a fat wallet. > UNQUOTE > > (my contact is an attorney (nice attorney) and unfortunately I agree > with his commentary!) > > for those of you who do not recall the case, check out our > http://www.electronicdomainnamemonitoring.com > for FTC case details > > we were unlucky enough to own this domain using it for expired domain > name > monitoring services but got swamped by hundreds of consumers thinking we > are EDNM, so we did not have much choice but to get really proactive to > assure we are not associated with infamous EDNM > > We kept in touch with the FTC Attorney in charge of the case as we were > getting numerous inquiries from consumers who could not - and cannot - > manage their domain to this date, those consumers are reporting to us > that > they have no response on the phone number published on the site or > emails they send to them > > // see email recieved TODAY// > QUOTE > ----- Original Message ----- > From: c******, k******** > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:45 AM > Subject: Domain Names registered through EDNM > I would like information and assistance pertaining to three domain names > that we registered through EDNM. > b***********.net > b**********.org > b**********************.com > I would like to transfer the hosting provider on > b************************.com as soon as possible; therefore I need to > access the account. And I would like to figure out what to do with the > other two so that I can access them when need be. > Thanks, > ****PROTECTED***PRIVACY**** > UNQUOTE > // > > One really interesting thing is - there are buch of very same or similar > domain notices circulating as we speek - I have several dozen to prove > it, either there are copy cats out there or go figure.... > > Cheers > Genie > eyeondomain.com > > > > > >
