IP: POSSIBLE Domain name scam

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 07:19:47 -0700 (MST)
> From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org>
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Domain name scam
>
> Dave:
>
> An outfit which calls itself the "Domain Registry of America" is apparently
> sending mailings to addresses listed in the public WHOIS database in
> an attempt to deceive them into switching registrars.
>
> The notices look like bills (though, in the fine print, they admit that
> they are not) and are clearly intended to fool clerical staff into
> paying them, thereby transferring the domain registration to the
> company. While the notice claims that the firm offers "new lower prices,"
> its prices are in fact higher than those of many other registrars.
>
> Have other folks on the IP list received this firm's red, white, and
> blue notices? Is the FTC aware of this deceptive practice?
>
> --Brett Glass

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