I've seen that one. One of the scumier scams out there. Speaking of scum, Domain Registry of America is a real peice of work. I don't know how many of my customers have unwittingly been pulled away by them. When you transfer, they automatically change your domain servers to theirs so any hosting you had setup fails. And once they've transferred them away they lock the domain so that it cannot be transferred back! AND, they don't allow you to unlock the domain in their web management tool (its the only thing you can't do there). You have to call their customer service for this and it takes them 24 hours to unlock it!
Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Brazee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 1:04 PM Subject: Another domain scam -- Domain Support Group > > Has anyone else had customers receiving an "Urgent Notice of Domain > Extension" for domains from Domain Support Group. > (www.domainsupportgroup.net) > > The domain that Domain Support Group is sending the notice about is the .us > version of the registrant's domain. Ie. mydomain.com owner receives a > notice about mydomain.us which he doesn't own. (and no one has ever owned) > > The notice says "Please be advised that the above domain name has now become > available for registration. Consequently the possibility of conflicting > domain name registrations may occur." > > While this isn't the usual renewal scam, it did put a scare into a customer > that didn't fully understand what they were selling (mydomain.us). At the > bottom the notice says: > "This domain may be registered by any third party without further notice. > Accordingly promptly advise us of your intent to (a) secure this domain or > (b) release your first right to use preference. Call Toll Free > (1).877.802.5649 > > Lou > > >
