The ones hitting us are going for the full package. A good tip-off is that they'll almost always try for the max dollar amount. A good way to keep an eye on it is to at least cue and verify the transactions that go for the max amount possible.
The thing that I don't get is, don't these guys realize that we're just going to down the server as soon as we find out? I mean, even if the site goes up, what's it going to be, 3 or 4 days max that it would be online? I don't know. Maybe it's just the thrill of *getting* it. -Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "quicknet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 1:59 AM Subject: Re: Domain Lock Downside > What i want t to know is what in the world are they buying these domains > for?. > What company names should we be watching for or even content of the sites?. > Is it just domains names or are the trying to purchase websites with them?. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Mark Petersen'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 6:13 PM > Subject: RE: Domain Lock Downside > > > > Yeah so much for all these automated systems, when it all comes down to > > an eyeball.. :) > > > > We too have seen a 700% increase in business, and all of it fraudulent > > sourcing from India.. Same crew, using the same 'org name'. One > > actually had the audacity to email us about 2 hours after submitting > > order to ask us to 'please process the order' so they could upload the > > site, etc. A $1000 USD transaction was definitely out of the ordinary.. > > :) > > > > Funny... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark Petersen > > Sent: May 27, 2002 6:24 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Domain Lock Downside > > > > Well, I don't know about a market upswing, but we sure have seen a rash > > of > > bad / stolen card attempts come in from IP's tracing back to > > south east Asia over the past few days. So much so that we've switched > > over > > to cueing everything and validating by hand for now until things > > settle down. What a pain in the rear! > > -Mark > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "SpyProductions - Lars Hindsley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:30 PM > > Subject: Domain Lock Downside > > > > > > > Gents, > > > > > > Locking domains is a PIA because end users can't modify squat without > > > contacting us first. This is OK with the "dumb and happy's" but we > > have > > > customers with 1000+ names in their profiles. > > > > > > It is like what goes up must come down. If you lock it, you need to > > unlock > > > it. Changing DNS is undoable with locked domains, and that is a sore > > spot > > > for most of our customers. > > > > > > I suppose my only option is to enable an option at registration asking > > > customers, "Do you want your domain records locked?" > > > > > > Otherwise, if I'm all wet here tell me. > > > > > > Also, has anyone noticed a market upswing? We have seen an increase > > of > > > domain name registrations recently and I can't help but think it is > > this > > way > > > across the board. Nothing significant but it is noticeable. The > > .com's > > are > > > by far the most popular of course but .us has been much more steady > > and > > > strong than .biz and .info have ever been. Just thought I'd share. > > I'm > > > talking March through May numbers. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Lars Hindsley > > > SpyProductions.com > > > Achieve Web Success > > > > > > > > > > > >
