Is This a legit Email from Moniker??

***mis_chiff*** · 01-09-2009, 09:37 AM

I received this in my email today.
I've received many things from them,
but nothing with a masked link to a domain
that's not owned by moniker??

Anyone else get this, or can verify it is legit?
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As a Moniker Registrar customer, your feedback is extremely important to us, which is
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/549337-is-this-a-legit-email-moniker.html
why we'd like to invite you to participate in a 10-15 minute online survey.

Your account was set-up by either:
-Registering or transferring domains to Moniker
-Purchasing domains through the Moniker or SnapNames aftermarkets

To access the survey, click on the following link or copy and paste the address
into your Web browser --- you will be taken to our survey vendor SurveyMonkey:

http:/ /www. surveymonkey. com/s.aspx?sm=2qyjOBNl9dbYOhZVgOdnfg_3d_3d

In appreciation of your time, you can optionally be entered in a drawing for a
$100 Moniker account credit. The deadline to reply is January 16th.

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

The Moniker Team
REPLY EMAIL: reply-22267@up0.net
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The link when mouseovered (in the email)
goes to that up0 .net address with a bunch of crap after it.
It doesn't go to surveymonkey.

Can anyone else verify that this is actually Moniker?
The domain is registered to someone else and not Moniker.

Thanks for any help!

daj · 01-09-2009, 10:14 AM

I took the survey. Not sure if it's really moniker or not. If it's not, they should have a survey like that, because I could name a handful of improvements they should implement. I don't think they can do anything with your User Id, unless they know your password.

***mis_chiff*** · 01-09-2009, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by sportomoney

I took the survey. Not sure if it's really moniker or not. If it's not, they should have a survey like that, because I could name a handful of improvements they should implement. I don't think they can do anything with your User Id, unless they know your password.

How long ago did you do it?

My concern was the masked link to surveymonkey and the
reply email. It doesn't look like anything I've ever gotten.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=549337
And other than the "Page" design with the moniker logo on it,
nothing else says Moniker.
It also went to my "Junk" folder which my Moniker emails don't.

notlikeyou · 01-09-2009, 10:43 AM

I got is as well. I do believe it's legit. The up0.net is an email marketing company & it would not surprise me if survey monkey used them to send out the enormous contact list to moniker customers. With all that said I have not clicked the link.

daj · 01-09-2009, 10:44 AM

I got the email from moniker about an hour ago. It had the same link as yours in it...

Email: http://i43.tinypic.com/o3hxk.png

D0MA1N · 01-10-2009, 06:32 AM

I asked Moniker Support about this e-mail and receive answer:

Quote:

Hello,

Thanks for contacting us.

This is a legitimate email sent by Moniker.com. We hope this helps clear it up.

***mis_chiff*** · 01-10-2009, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by D0MA1N

I asked Moniker Support about this e-mail and receive answer:

Thanks for the update and good to know it's theirs.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=549337
I emailed Moniker when I started this thread,
and they still haven't gotten back to me

tmcdomains · 01-10-2009, 10:12 AM

Pffft ... I'm not surprised. I took the survey specifically to slam them for their poor customer service ... I've sent several emails to Moniker that went unanswered.

Originally Posted by mis_chiff

Thanks for the update and good to know it's theirs.
I emailed Moniker when I started this thread,
and they still haven't gotten back to me

BookMarc · 01-10-2009, 10:51 AM

surveymonkey <<< is legit and i have heard of large companies using it before.

***mis_chiff*** · 01-10-2009, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by BookMarc

surveymonkey <<< is legit and i have heard of large companies using it before.

I've heard of surveymonkey as well, I've used them

and it looked like it was going to surveymonkey, but
when you moused over it was directed to another domain.
Which is why I was concerned. I didn't know they were farming
out our email addresses as well - which is a whole other thread

Originally Posted by tmcdomains

Pffft ... I'm not surprised. I took the survey specifically to slam them for their poor customer service ... I've sent several emails to Moniker that went unanswered.

haha That's almost ironic!

notlikeyou · 01-10-2009, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by mis_chiff

I've heard of surveymonkey as well, I've used them

and it looked like it was going to surveymonkey, but
when you moused over it was directed to another domain.
Which is why I was concerned. I didn't know they were farming
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=549337
out our email addresses as well - which is a whole other thread

haha That's almost ironic!

Kinda sad that we all have to be this paranoid isn't it?

***johname*** · 01-10-2009, 08:42 PM

I got that survey too but i didnt look at it. I once got a survey from a company and then magically the rates they charged me went up about a week later. From then on i dont fill out surverys no matter how anonymous they claim them to be or the prize

***mis_chiff*** · 01-10-2009, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by notlikeyou

Kinda sad that we all have to be this paranoid isn't it?

It is very sad...
Especially when it's "supposedly" from a name you trust!

-REECE- · 01-10-2009, 11:38 PM

Really was a bad job they did putting the survey together imho. I honestly thought it was a scam -- the email isn't in the best of English, the link doesn't lead to where it says it leads, it said the sender was Moniker but it isn't a Moniker email address associated with it...

For a registrar that prides itself on security, I'm pretty amazed they're sending such an ill-thought out survey and are helping reinforce the notion that it's okay to click links which don't lead where they say they lead and aren't from who they say they're from

Originally Posted by notlikeyou

Kinda sad that we all have to be this paranoid isn't it?

rocker314 · 02-21-2009, 12:53 AM

For your security to avoid ending up as a victim, try to check them on Scam Search for you to find out if these things are legitimate.

01-09-2009, 09:37 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
*mis_chiff* goof free! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 9,364 Follow @mis_chiff	Is This a legit Email from Moniker?? I received this in my email today. I've received many things from them, but nothing with a masked link to a domain that's not owned by moniker?? Anyone else get this, or can verify it is legit? ------------------------------------------------------- As a Moniker Registrar customer, your feedback is extremely important to us, which is ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/549337-is-this-a-legit-email-moniker.html why we'd like to invite you to participate in a 10-15 minute online survey. Your account was set-up by either: -Registering or transferring domains to Moniker -Purchasing domains through the Moniker or SnapNames aftermarkets To access the survey, click on the following link or copy and paste the address into your Web browser --- you will be taken to our survey vendor SurveyMonkey: http:/ /www. surveymonkey. com/s.aspx?sm=2qyjOBNl9dbYOhZVgOdnfg_3d_3d In appreciation of your time, you can optionally be entered in a drawing for a $100 Moniker account credit. The deadline to reply is January 16th. Thanks in advance for your feedback! The Moniker Team REPLY EMAIL: reply-22267@up0.net ------------------------------------------------------- The link when mouseovered (in the email) goes to that up0 .net address with a bunch of crap after it. It doesn't go to surveymonkey. Can anyone else verify that this is actually Moniker? The domain is registered to someone else and not Moniker. Thanks for any help!

01-09-2009, 10:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
notlikeyou Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: midwest Posts: 1,385	I got is as well. I do believe it's legit. The up0.net is an email marketing company & it would not surprise me if survey monkey used them to send out the enormous contact list to moniker customers. With all that said I have not clicked the link. __________________ DriverSalary.com PopularAppetizers.com need a LLLL.com make an offer

01-10-2009, 10:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
BookMarc NamePros Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 166	surveymonkey <<< is legit and i have heard of large companies using it before. __________________ i am good boy :)

01-09-2009, 10:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
daj Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,073	I took the survey. Not sure if it's really moniker or not. If it's not, they should have a survey like that, because I could name a handful of improvements they should implement. I don't think they can do anything with your User Id, unless they know your password.

01-09-2009, 10:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
daj Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,073	I got the email from moniker about an hour ago. It had the same link as yours in it... Email: http://i43.tinypic.com/o3hxk.png

01-10-2009, 08:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
*johname* Business Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,520	I got that survey too but i didnt look at it. I once got a survey from a company and then magically the rates they charged me went up about a week later. From then on i dont fill out surverys no matter how anonymous they claim them to be or the prize

02-21-2009, 12:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
rocker314 NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 164	For your security to avoid ending up as a victim, try to check them on Scam Search for you to find out if these things are legitimate.

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