Members THein Posted May 11, 2011 Members Report Posted May 11, 2011 I got an e-mail this morning from an outfit that registers domain names informing me that some company in china called haitong is going to register domain names the same as mine only with .cn or .asia at the end. If I wanted to protect my name with those suffixes, I could register those names and be safe. I searched for info on the Chinese company and found a page written by some company rep. His company got the exact same e-mail I got ( shown on this link ) http://beckmann-bio.com/bb_net/internet_site_1.html only their name was on the e-mail. I read through the article and it bothered me but at this point I don't know what to think. I know I can't afford to register a bunch of other names. Anybody else get this e-mail ? If not a scam, it sounds like extortion. If someone has expertise in this area, what are your thoughts Terry www.singletreeleather.com Quote www.singletreeleather.com
Moderator Art Posted May 11, 2011 Moderator Report Posted May 11, 2011 Hi Terry, They are just trying to scare you (and a bunch of others I suspect) into buying something you don't need. Who needs a .cn or .aisa upper level domain anyway? It shouldn't affect what you have already. Art On 5/11/2011 at 2:27 PM, THein said: I got an e-mail this morning from an outfit that registers domain names informing me that some company in china called haitong is going to register domain names the same as mine only with .cn or .asia at the end. If I wanted to protect my name with those suffixes, I could register those names and be safe. I searched for info on the Chinese company and found a page written by some company rep. His company got the exact same e-mail I got ( shown on this link ) http://beckmann-bio.com/bb_net/internet_site_1.html only their name was on the e-mail. I read through the article and it bothered me but at this point I don't know what to think. I know I can't afford to register a bunch of other names. Anybody else get this e-mail ? If not a scam, it sounds like extortion. If someone has expertise in this area, what are your thoughts Terry www.singletreeleather.com Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members mimimom Posted May 11, 2011 Members Report Posted May 11, 2011 Ditto, if another yes it is a scam, helps to allay your fears. Yes, it is a scam. I do websites for a living and get these things all the time. Don't respond. Cynthia elegantmedia.com On 5/11/2011 at 2:27 PM, THein said: I got an e-mail this morning from an outfit that registers domain names informing me that some company in china called haitong is going to register domain names the same as mine only with .cn or .asia at the end. If I wanted to protect my name with those suffixes, I could register those names and be safe. I searched for info on the Chinese company and found a page written by some company rep. His company got the exact same e-mail I got ( shown on this link ) http://beckmann-bio....net_site_1.html only their name was on the e-mail. I read through the article and it bothered me but at this point I don't know what to think. I know I can't afford to register a bunch of other names. Anybody else get this e-mail ? If not a scam, it sounds like extortion. If someone has expertise in this area, what are your thoughts Terry www.singletreeleather.com Quote
Members THein Posted May 11, 2011 Author Members Report Posted May 11, 2011 Thanks for the replies, I'm getting fed up with the villains in this world. I'm going to go check my bank balance, I'm looking for the payoff from the bank transfer I helped out from Africa!!!! Terry Quote www.singletreeleather.com
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