Monday, June 8, 2009

Domain Name Registration Scams/Hoax email to solicit business from .com owners

Have you received "FINAL NOTICE" email from "Domain Solutions Central"? Here's yet another version of the same sleazy attempt to con domain name owners by using the information available from the public domain name registrars. If you own a website, and particular, a domain name, you will probably soon receive an email that looks like the one below. We've substituted generic phrases for the names you'll see, but other than that, this is what you will see.
Here's how their scam works: The owner of a domain name receives an email like the one below, from Domain Solutions Central
The subject of the email "This is your final notice of domain listing" clearly implies that your domain registration has expired and been purchased by someone else and you are about to lose your domain name.

Here is what the scam email looks like:

Domain Solutions Central130 Church Street Suite 280New York, NY 10007
Web:
www.domainsolutionscentral.com
Email: support@domainsolutionscentral.com
Toll Free: 1-800-270-5944
Phone: 1-212-671-1191
_______________________________FINAL NOTICE ______________________
ATT:
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
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Notice Tracking Number: 7180003
Please be advised that the above noted domain name has now become available for registration.
Consequently the possibility of a conflicting domain registration may occur.
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES LEGAL CODE ________________________________________
TITLE 15, Sec 1125. False descriptions, and dilution of Trademarks and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Be advised: Protecting a domain name registrant or trademark owner from confusing and/or conflicting domain name registrations is not the responsibility of the domain and trademark registration processes. In the event of a registration of the above noted domain by a third party, the UDRP may be applied under the following conditions.
Evidence of Registration and Use in Bad Faith. - For the purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(iii), the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be present, shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith:
(i) circumstances indicating that the domain name registered or acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of your documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or
(ii) the domain name has been registered in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that you have engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or
(iii) the domain name has been registered primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or (iv) by using the domain name, registrant has intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to their web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement or your web site or location or of a product or service of a web site or location.
In addition to remedies provided for by the URDP, section 4a (1)(2)(3) & b (1)(2)(3)(4) existing registrants, trademark and service mark owners are provided by DUC on domain names that are identical with new ccTLD, TLD extentions, or domain names that are confusingly similar to their own.
You are required to advise the Domain Solutions Central of your intent to license this name on or before the expiration of this notice.
Note: you may disregard this notice. If you disregard this notice or fail to reply:
(a) The licensing rights of this domain name may be assigned to any other applicant,
(b) DUC and or any ICANN accredited registrar will not be liable for loss of domain name license, identical or confusingly similar use of your company's domain name; or interruption of business activity or business losses.
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
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If you fail to reply to DSC this domain may be registered by any third party without further notice. You must advise us of your intent to (a) secure this domain name or (b) to leave this domain name for Public Registration.
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Call 1-800-270-5944
Notice Tracking Number: 7180003
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The information in this letter contains confidential and/or legally privileged information from the notification processing department of the DSC. This information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above. Email
support@domainsolutionscentral.com if you do not want to receive further updates from DSC. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents for this letter is strictly prohibited.

1 comment:

  1. This is the article that I found from www.consumerfraudreporting.org.

    Usually domain name .com, once registered, would never conflict with each other unless such name has been registered under different domain such as .asia .in .org net. and so on. So, you should safely ignore those emails that claiming conflicting .com ownership f yours.

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