>> 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".
No it couldn't. That's like saying "If you try to get people to buy your service by putting up a billboard, then I guess it could be considered a 'scam'". This is an advertisement. Admittedly, the medium is distasteful, but that doesn't make it a scam. A scam is a fraudulent business scheme; a swindle. To me, "scam" is a pretty harsh word. I agree completely that Verisign's "Renewal Notices" are a scam; they parade as invoices for services that have not been rendered...in fact they are solicitations. To the extent that it is not clear that they are solicitations, they're a scam. They purport to be something that they're not. In this case, there's no question that the sender was soliciting the recipient's business. While using SPAM to advertise is distasteful to many of us (I would never employ such a tactic), that doesn't make it a scam. 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: "Nitin Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:30 PM Subject: Re: NEW Domain Scam 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 > <snip>
