If you try to get customers into transferring domain names by spamming as in the message below, then I guess it could be considered a "scam". There are too many of these spam based domain registrars out there. I get two or three such emails everyday.
-Nitin ----- Original Message ----- From: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:06 PM Subject: Re: NEW Domain Scam > How is this a "scam"? I don't see anything misleading in > the email, other than it's a bit obtuse about the fact > that you would have to transfer in order to get the renewal > rate they're advertising. And heck, visit their web page > and you're greeted with a prominently placed notice that > in order to renew with them, you must transfer. > > Regards, > Eric Longman > Atl-Connect Internet Services > > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net | > | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 | > | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Brecher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:31 PM > Subject: NEW Domain Scam > > > One of our end users has notified us of a new domain "scam." Below is the > email this user received: > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <Registrant26> > > Date: 4/24/02 6:24:42 PM > > Subject: Renew today for only $14.95 > > > > IMPORTANT INFORMATION: > > > > Save 60% on your annual domain renewal fees by > > renewing at the special rate of only $14.95. For your > > convenience, you can renew for a period of up to 10 > > years at the same time. > > > > Go to: http://www.renewmydomains.com today! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Administration Department > > RenewMyDomains.com > > > > > > To remove your email address from further promotional mailings from this > company, click here: > > http://www.centralremovalservice.com/cgi-bin/domain-remove.cgi > > > > > > 5646MgYo2-273OYEl15 > > After some digging I found that http://www.renewmydomains.com/ is really > http://www.easy-internic.com/ or is reselling for them. > http://www.easy-internic.com/ is a reseller of http://srsplus.com/ which is > now a "wholly owned subsidiary" of VERISIGN! > > Is there anything we can do about this ? > > Best Regards, > > Alex Brecher > > Visit us at http://www.Successfulhosting.com > We'll make your web site a success! > > Register your own domain name for only $14.99 at > http://DiscountDomainRegistry.com > > *****PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY PART OF THIS MESSAGE WHEN REPLYING***** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lists" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "George Kirikos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:29 PM > Subject: RE: Verisign "International Business Reply Mail" postage paid > envelopes :) > > > > >From Canada? Is it a NetSol affiliate? AFAIK, NetSol doesn't operate out > of > > Canada. What's the return address? > > > > Jo Shea > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of George Kirikos > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:17 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Verisign "International Business Reply Mail" postage paid > > envelopes :) > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I got the Verisign "renewal" scam mail today, and was about to toss it > > in the garbage, but noticed that it had a POSTAGE PAID envelope inside! > > > > Coming from Canada, that has to cost them at least 50 cents, if not > > more when you factor in the cost of opening each one, etc. > > > > I'll be sure to send it back to them, with a few choice words inside, > > to make them rethink pulling this stunt again. All the names they tried > > to get me to "renew" were never at NSI, either (all were OpenSRS names, > > past and present). > > > > Sincerely, > > > > George Kirikos > > http://www.kirikos.com/ > > > > P.S. I got a couple of "Domain Registry of Canada" ones today too, but > > alas no postage-paid envelopes. :( > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > > http://health.yahoo.com > > > > > > >
