I agree. They are just doing "The American Way" survival of the fittest. Trying to bait the hook, and make the more profits in the future.... We offer low transfers also, but when do not *solicit* it. Just post it on the site is all.
-- Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.4CheapDomains.Net ----- Original Message ----- From: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:06 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 > > > > > > > >
