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3rd June 2012, 11:51 PM | #1 |
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Lew,
Google for "chinese domain name scams" - this has been going on for years. Forward the whole thing to your Domain Name registrar just to verify and let them deal with it. Dan |
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http://www.sleeplessmedia.com/blog/2...o-fall-for-it/ ...and Dan, this is Lee, the site owner, not Lew... |
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I've worked in the IT industry for 35 years and I've seen so many scams it's hard to imagine. I'm actually surprised this one is still popping up - we first saw it around 2006, a bit long-in-the-tooth, but it's still catching folks. As I said Lee, forward it to your Registrar to verify all is as it appears. |
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4th June 2012, 01:29 AM | #4 |
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Dan, you have already become invaluable, mate .
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4th June 2012, 11:25 AM | #7 |
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Thank you gentlemen.
Thank you all for your insight, with special kudos to dbhmgb. Even though this series of exchanges seems to vary a bit from those described in the link and what I have found with some searches, most all of the 'tell-tales' of the scam that are described in those sources are applicable.
I usually am adequately wary of all the debris arriving in my inbox, but I admit this one had me going - I suppose the tone of it was so much that of corrupt developer bullies putting peasants off their land because they can. |
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That's why I suggested contacting the company that handles your domain, my experience has proven it's always best to verify. Dan |
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4th June 2012, 03:18 PM | #9 |
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Ignore it, Lee.
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