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11-15-2009, 08:05 PM
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11-16-2009, 12:19 AM
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????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/621078-halvarez-at-snapnames-auctions-uncovered.html "xinamesx" is an interesting bidder ID, it either has the words "names" in the middle or spelled backwards it's "xsemanix" (with "semani" being a proper name in several languages. No conspiracy theories, it's just late at night here.... | ||||
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11-16-2009, 05:53 AM
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????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 a big if, of course. | ||||
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11-16-2009, 02:38 PM
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Shhhhhh! maybe it will just go away. | ||||
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11-16-2009, 03:28 PM
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...they'll prob send a lawyer - or, a PR outfit.... Best we'll get will be: '...Legal issues pending - Can't say anything...SnapNames topic off-limits....'...  .
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11-16-2009, 08:14 PM
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As far as the 'elephant in the room' at Domainfest, or more accurately, the 'giant ball of hot stinking elephant dung in the room', we had the issue last week at Pubcon. I was quite surprised when Victor Pitts of Moniker did a presentation of domain, and the SNAPNAMES logo was on every slide! Since there were many Snapnames victims in the room, I decided to give Mr. Pitts a very polite chance to speak to the issue by asking at the public Q&A session "Can you give us an update on the Snapnames situation?" This was a fair question, since Oversee claims to have uncovered the situation in October, so they have had several weeks to prepare statements and 'get their story straight'. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 Instead of explaining their position, apologize, or even read their statement, Victor Pitts said 'no comment'. That's a big F*** Y** to the victims of their fraud. There now is speculation that Nelson Brady may be allowed to KEEP the millions of dollars from the sale of the domain names he 'won', including the parking revenue, and the agreements people are being asked to sign certainly indicate that the company and/or Brady will be allowed to KEEP THAT MONEY if they sign the agreement. Since Oversee has failed to protect their customers by refusing to file charges, Brady (and perhaps Kjel and other co-conspirators) are now able to flee the USA and avoid individual lawsuits. Pretty ugly stuff. I haven't decided if I'll be at Domainfest this year or not, but if I do I will publicly humiliate anyone from Snap or Oversee who tries to weasel out of answer questions on their fraud. | ||||
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11-16-2009, 08:49 PM
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11-16-2009, 09:33 PM
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---------- Post added at 08:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 PM ---------- I for one have moved forward with getting the law enforcement involved. I'm disgusted by the scam/fraud and will not accept a bunch of THIEVES as executives to let their VP walk away. EVERYONE must be hold accountable. This scam did not operate for 1 week, it operated for years and millions of dollars have been raised by shill bidding. If any country in this world can press charges is USA and CANADA. I also like our friends in Britain to also contact their federal police to investigate this matter. Rest assured my dear friends, no one can outrun the LAW. They may be free for now, but their days, hours, seconds are counting down! Your complaint has been confirmed and is currently being sent to the agencies you selected. Complaint ID:XXXXX American and Canadian Agencies are now notified. I ask all from all countries who have lost $1+ from shill bidding to contact their Federal Police Agencies. The more agencies from around the globe recieve a complaint, the more files and information will be exchanged by the world police agencies! Together as a community we will stand strong and set the rules and laws of our industry. Failure is not an option! ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 Below is information that will help you answer questions quickly with your complaint. I ask the Moderators and Admins of NO to allow this one time policy for us to paste another forums web address to help with questions and answers that the Police will receive. They will need all 3 links that I will paste below to help them investigate this matter. I appreciate it very much if you agree. Cheers Name HOWARD N BRADY Date of Birth 1956 Address 13311 RIVERCREST DR, VANCOUVER, WA 98683 Phone Number 360-254-5211 Howard Nelson Brady (Snapnames) Oversee.net, VP Operations 13311 SE Rivercrest Drive Vancouver, WA 96683 Nelson Brady on SnapNames Scandal - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars An important message from Snapnames - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars http://www.namepros.com/621078-halva...ml#post3655033
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11-17-2009, 05:50 AM
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12,000 Auctions, 8,900 Bidders and 350,000 Bids: We Conclude Halvarez Was The Only Shill Bidder At Snapnames | The Domains ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 Those of you familiar with what John B commented might know that case. Oh, and I've seen enough crime documentaries to see how usually law enforcement or lawyers tell their clients or witnesses not to talk pending case resolution. You just don't hear about it every other day until, say, the case is unsealed for eventual public consumption. In my past registrar life, I got involved in one such incident involving a domain name supposedly used in some civil or criminal matter. We were "told" or "ordered" by local authorities not to talk about the case to anyone until they finished it, though I never followed up on that as it was years ago. Of course, I'm just speculating that's what's going on with Oversee and SnapNames. Why they won't give more details than they currently have, only they know. Unless maybe someone's able to do a Vulcan mind meld on any of them. | ||||
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11-18-2009, 12:31 PM
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| From Ricksblog.com "Investigation or Cover up?? Take our Poll Morning Folks! As I explained my opinion on yesterday’s post, we are either witnessing an investigation or a cover up. I am not sure which one but since not a single word has been spoken, I have to assume cover up but I am PRAYING that it is an investigation by the FBI. Short of that, imo, we are getting hosed and lied to and bullshitted by this wall of silence. Maybe MOST domainers are okay with that….I AM NOT!" ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 i am waiting for more info before settling. Snapnames and the Snapnames website are looking good...more auctions,more sales tools and more names available than ever before... Snapnames Rocks its just an unfortunate bloody mess they are in! |
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11-18-2009, 09:04 PM
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| NamePros Member Join Date: May 2005
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| It's obviously a COVER UP! Nobody can believe Brady acted on his own, come on... the scale of the shill bidding he did shows that he was literally doing Snapnames' bidding. It's a damage control / PR operation contacting a fraction of the victims only - I have NOT been contacted even though I won two auctions and Halvarez bid in both of them. I contacted Snapnames about not being offered a rebate and they asked me to contact a firm called Rust Consulting that they say is handling the rebate... guess what? No reply at all from Rust Consulting, not even acknowledging the email. Rust Consulting say on their website that they are "the leader in class action settlement administration". Very misleading, they don't work for the plaintiff but the defendant... Brady is only a scapegoat, and I wouldn't be surprised if Brady / Halvarez was being compensated for taking the blame for himself, very suspicious that Brady is not countersuing Snapnames, that would be the obvious move. So I think Brady is STILL working for Snapnames, this time taking the blame making the gullible believe that those thousands of shill biddings were his own and Snapnames didn't know. Yeah, sure.
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11-18-2009, 11:10 PM
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| NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Great White North, Canada
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| I'm not trying to divert the Halvarez thread (he placed 3rd in several of my auction wins, so no payout anyway), but I do have a Snapnames question. Could someone here explain the relationship Snapnames has to the various registrars of the domains they sell? Of the Snapnames purchases I have made since 2005, some early ones were Netsol.com registered (prior to Namejet), and others were Register.com. However, many were from the most hole-in-wall registrars I had come across. Most seem to be set up with a basic front page only, and absolutely no frills. No imputation of wrongdoing; I'm just curious. Thanks. |
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11-18-2009, 11:48 PM
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11-19-2009, 03:51 AM
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be released for registration. Basically they partner with as many registrars as they can, especially the ones soley created to catch drops or those that'll become available soon after. One drawback to this is SnapNames will "cede" control and access of the domain to the registrar who caught it. However, I've seen cases (especially in DNF) where SnapNames intervened and helped its "customer" eventually gain the domain they made an order for. There's a few threads in DNF and other forums I visit where SnapNames had to cut off ties with some ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 of them for whatever reason. Unfortunately for those with registrars that are "uncooperative", there's little to nothing they can do to "force" them to give the domains to the people who use them for that. Short of suing in court, maybe. But even that isn't a guarantee, and it's costly. | ||||
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11-19-2009, 04:54 AM
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11-19-2009, 10:09 AM
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| Release Has Been Modified Well at least we got the release modified so the only thing you waive if you accept settlement is your claims against the bidder ID Halvarez. Now its a document you CAN consider signing, where the old one was not Breaking News: SnapNames/Oversee Revises & Restates Release To Limit It Just To Halvarez | The Domains
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11-19-2009, 11:03 AM
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 | All: We're sending the following email to all SnapNames clients affected by the "halvarez" bidding: This e-mail is a follow-up to our communications on the situation regarding inappropriate bidding in SnapNames auctions by a former employee. Update to Rebate Offer Acceptance Agreement On November 6, 2009, via Rust Consulting, we provided a calculation of the impact of the inappropriate bidding activity on your account and a Rebate Offer Acceptance Agreement for you to sign and return at your discretion. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 Several SnapNames customers expressed concerns about the agreement’s language. After considering these comments, we concluded that a section of the original agreement, addressing the scope of release of potential claims, could be interpreted as too broad and not what the company intended, and therefore should be clarified. Accordingly, a revised copy (available for download here) states precisely that the agreement addresses only the SnapNames auctions in which there was bidding activity from the user name “halvarez.” Customers who have already communicated their acceptance of the rebate do not need to take further action at this point—your rebate is already being processed for payment. However, if you prefer the revised language, you can print, sign and return the updated document. In that event, we will destroy the original acceptance agreement. Should you have questions regarding the revised agreement, please contact Rust Communications at (888) 413-5338, or snapnamesrebate@rustconsulting.com. Calculation of rebate amounts As discussed in the November 6 communication from Rust Consulting, to determine the rebate offer amount, SnapNames hired an independent, third-party forensic accounting firm to perform a review of these auctions and to calculate the rebate. The firm reviewed data regarding all of the bidders in an affected auction, including the bids each bidder placed in the auction and the maximum bids the bidders indicated they were willing to place in the auction. From this data, the firm determined what the winning bid would have been had halvarez never placed a bid in the auction. This amount was then subtracted from the actual price paid for the domain name to determine the amount of the rebate for that auction. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 Upon further review of this data, SnapNames has learned that for a small number of accounts, calculations failed to account for changes in our bidding system over time. In those cases, there will be a resulting upward adjustment of between $1 and $5 per auction. If you were affected, you do not need to take any action—you automatically will be paid the higher amount. If your payment has already been processed, you will be issued an additional check for the difference (or credit will be added to your SnapNames account, if you elected that option). Additional options for sending your rebate acceptance As detailed previously, if you elect to accept the rebate offer, you can execute and return the Rebate Offer Acceptance Agreement to: SnapNames Rebate Administrator P.O. Box 98 Minneapolis, MN 55440-0098 (If you so elect, you may ask Rust Consulting to print and mail you a copy of the forms with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Rust Consulting can be reached by telephone at (888) 413-5338 or by e-mail at snapnamesrebate@rustconsulting.com.) We have made additional options available for returning your agreement. If you prefer, you may: • Fax your executed offer to (503) 200-1232 • E-mail a scanned copy of the executed offer to snapnamesrebateoffer@snapnames.com Again, thank you for your business, and your ongoing trust in SnapNames. Sincerely, Jeff Kupietzky President and CEO Craig Snyder General Manager, SnapNames.com |
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11-19-2009, 11:37 AM
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Unless Executives are arrested for FRAUD this is not any good news.
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11-19-2009, 11:50 AM
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????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 Just for the record... 1. how much are you out on this? 2. Have you filed a criminal complaint yet? | ||||
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11-19-2009, 12:23 PM
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What I'm owed is not the issue here, what I'm concerned is false statements by ROB and his FRIENDS at their company blaming all this on one person... Im dissapointed to read that you think Robs post is great news for our community. How could you call this good news? I'm disgusted by all this and will not sleep until the entire company Executives are investigated by the FBI, RCMP. I'm very dissapointed with all who are jumping on the rebate wagon. This just shows us how fragile our industry is and that anyone with big wallets can push their way into our industry steal from us for almost 5 years and then try to buy us all out with their excuse. BULL SHIT ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS TO DROP until the LAW decides WHO IS RIGHT AND WRONG Samit I'm very dissapointed in your attitude toward this matter.
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11-19-2009, 12:43 PM
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11-19-2009, 01:37 PM
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????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=621078 Snapnames user “associated” with the user name Halvarez The way I read it was if any future court case finds out that Nelson Brady has used multiple fake bidding names we will NOT be able to claim on those past auctions if we have signed. Don't like the sound of that  I may be wrong ? Any lawyers in the house ?? .
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11-19-2009, 02:57 PM
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| Quite honesty, I don't think Halvarez is gone. He is still roaming at snapnames with a different identity. Just today, I backordered a name. Coincidentally, at the same exact minute another bidder also backordered that name. No one else is in this auction but he is in the lead. It's a decent name but I don't want to pay too much for it. I guess I will wait and see in a few days. I am not going to increase my proxy bid until the last minutes of the auction. Cheers
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