real_illusions Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 hi all.This probably only affects those in the UK and own domain names.I recieved a postal letter from "domain registry of america" about transferring the domain name over to themselves from my current domain registrar.This is a scam, so do not send them any payments or anything of the sort.A quick search on google for "domain registry of america" comes up with these - http://www.nameroute.com/domain-registry-of-america.htmlhttp://www.domainnameshop.co.uk/z_info_scams.phpSo, if you do, report them to any fair trading government organisations, as i will too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 It's generally a good idea not to respond to any unsolicited email that asks you to do anything. If you get an email asking for your checking account number, it doesn't matter who it appears to be from, it's probably best that you not reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real_illusions Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 yeah..i never respond to spam..but this was a postal letter to my house.Just letting people know about this:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synook Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Wow they actually sent a letter to you?! They must be desperate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnetguy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 There are a lot of companies that sned spam like that. I get regular emails from a company claiming to own domain names that are related to my sites and will sell it to me for only $199. If you look at their site closer (or do a simple whois) it is obvious they don't own the domains and are really just offering a domain "waiting list" and try and get you the domain if it is dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boen_robot Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Emails maybe, but what real_illusions is talking about is snail mail, a paper letter if you prefer.Now THAT is something new. A snail mail spam... who'd have guessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I get snail mail spam all the time. It's not for internet-related things, it's grocery store ads and mortgage loan applications and other crap I don't want, but it's still spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boen_robot Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I get snail mail spam all the time. It's not for internet-related things, it's grocery store ads and mortgage loan applications and other crap I don't want, but it's still spam.Me too, but I like to call those "advertisments" since they are at least thruthy most of the times, whereas this is a complete scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnetguy Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I have expereinced that although it is more likely due to poor record keeping than scamming. When registering domains for clients we always use our company email address and mail address for administrative contact. After transfering a domain for a client we started getting mail from the old registrar saying that the domain was going to expire and that we should pay them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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