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We believe this letter is a scam | === It's a scam === | ||
you might not really want. Based on the number of these we've seen, with that exact text, we do not believe they are actually responding to someone trying to register domains with your name. | |||
We believe this letter is a scam designed to convince you to register domain names | |||
you might not really want. Based on the number of these we've seen, with that exact text, we do not believe they are actually responding to someone trying to register domains with your name. | |||
Of course, someone 'could' register the ".cn" version of your domain (just like they could register the ".net" version even if you already have the ".com" version. | |||
Some people will try to protect their trademarks by registering the domain with all available extensions. Doing this, and keeping up the registrations yearly is time consuming and expensive, so most people don't bother. This letter is clearly playing on your fears that someone else might register your name in another country to try and convince you to register it with them. | Some people will try to protect their trademarks by registering the domain with all available extensions. Doing this, and keeping up the registrations yearly is time consuming and expensive, so most people don't bother. This letter is clearly playing on your fears that someone else might register your name in another country to try and convince you to register it with them. | ||
If you google for parts of the text from that message, like "Dingfu Holding" or "domain names applied for registration" you'll find many posts from others who have received the same message. | If you google for parts of the text from that message, like "Dingfu Holding" or "domain names applied for registration" you'll find many posts from others who have received the same message. | ||
=== 2010 Update === | |||
As of Summer 2010, we are still seeing reports of this flavor of scam. Many of the scam letters claim to be from "a professional internet consultant organization in Asia". | |||
[[Category: Domains]] | [[Category: Domains]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:43, 21 May 2010
A lot of domain owners are receiving letters like the following (actual domain name replaced with XXXX):
From: Gino Li [mailto:gino@hkitos.net] Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:15 PM To: List - ggs-sales Subject: Copyright of XXXX (To principal) Urgent Importance: High Dear Principal, We get your name and email address from the Internet. It is glad to write to you with keen hope to open a business relationship with you in the future. We are professional IT outsourcing service company in Hong Kong, On the July 12, 2009, we received an application formally from Dingfu Holding Ltd. they want to applicant the suffix domain names ralated the keyword "XXXX" and internet keyword:"XXXX" for registration from us. After our initial examination, we find out that the alleged Dingfu Holding Ltd. has no trade mark, Intellectual property, nor patent even similar to that word. we found that the brand name and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. These days we are dealing with it. We need to know the comment of your company because the domain names and Internet brand name may relate to the copyright of brand name on internet. Now we have not finished the registration of them yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible. Have a nice day ! Best regards, Gino Li Hong Kong Net Center Tel: 00852-30723948 $By-(BFax: 00852-30723949 Email: gino@hkitos.net $By-(BWeb: w w w. h k i t o s. c o m
It's a scam
We believe this letter is a scam designed to convince you to register domain names you might not really want. Based on the number of these we've seen, with that exact text, we do not believe they are actually responding to someone trying to register domains with your name.
Of course, someone 'could' register the ".cn" version of your domain (just like they could register the ".net" version even if you already have the ".com" version. Some people will try to protect their trademarks by registering the domain with all available extensions. Doing this, and keeping up the registrations yearly is time consuming and expensive, so most people don't bother. This letter is clearly playing on your fears that someone else might register your name in another country to try and convince you to register it with them.
If you google for parts of the text from that message, like "Dingfu Holding" or "domain names applied for registration" you'll find many posts from others who have received the same message.
2010 Update
As of Summer 2010, we are still seeing reports of this flavor of scam. Many of the scam letters claim to be from "a professional internet consultant organization in Asia".
