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s2007zx · 06-30-2009, 02:06 PM

To all,

My domain name fuje.com was stolen from me, so please let me know if anyone offers you this for sale. So I can take the appropriate action.

Heres the story:-

I was selling my domain name Fuje.com on several forums, and had a BIN of $600 almost immediately I got the BIN price via Digitalpoint forums.

Than she(supposedly) proceeded with payment by Paypal, and I transferred the domain name Fuje.com by Godaddy. Than I found out that the buyer was using a stolen paypal account, Paypal reversed the funds and I was left with no domain name and no funds.

So basically I was duped out of my domain name, and have no payment for it. I am currently working with Godaddy to recover my domain name but it does not look good as the WHOIS for the domain name may also be fake.

Thanks.

El Bandolero · 06-30-2009, 02:14 PM

Did you check whois records on any info about the person who has your domain or did they set it up on private? Did you contact your domain company?

Halycon.Prime · 06-30-2009, 03:56 PM

I feel you, people do that with my software sometimes. I make them prove their identity by emailing me a photo copy of their drivers license.. or fax copy.

trendicator · 07-06-2009, 05:57 PM

bad luck. had the same experience, know what you've been through...

i post the scammers info here and with the help of some good npers here, i got some of them back

gather all the information you can and see if we can help you out...

snowbird · 07-06-2009, 06:42 PM

It is very important that you contact your registrar right away about the issue. The registrar may not be able to restore the domain to you immediately without further investigation first. But they will be able to prevent the domain from being transferred to another registrar and keep track of it while they help you resolve the situation.

trendicator · 07-06-2009, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by snowbird

It is very important that you contact your registrar right away about the issue. They will be able to prevent the domain from being transferred to another registrar and can most likely work with you to help resolve the situation.

if the domain owner did the account change willingly, then the domain registrar, in this case godaddy.com, will not help you out. since the domain is pushed to the scammer, the domain naturally is in 60-day registrar lock.

snowbird · 07-06-2009, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by trendicator

if the domain owner did the account change willingly, then the domain registrar, in this case godaddy.com, will not help you out. since the domain is pushed to the scammer, the domain naturally is in 60-day registrar lock.

But still, notifying the registrar about the situation will be of some assistance. At least they will be able to make some kind of internal note about the situation. It is important to report these kinds of things as soon as you find out about them regardless of who the registrar is. I always attempt to assist my customers to the best of my ability. Any company that is not there for their customers isn't worth doing business with. If one of my customers told me their domain was stolen, I would never say to them "Sorry, your on your own pal."

trendicator · 07-06-2009, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by snowbird

But still, notifying the registrar about the situation will be of some assistance. At least they will be able to make some kind of internal note about the situation. It is important to report these kinds of things as soon as you find out about them regardless of who the registrar is. I always attempt to assist my customers to the best of my ability. Any company that is not there for their customers isn't worth doing business with.

i guess that's the only thing they could do for you in this instance: making a note. when i was scammed, i called up godaddy.com and they told me that they appreciated the situation but there was nothing they could do since i pushed the domains away from my own account. i guess i understand godaddy's stance...

But when my account was compromised and someone got into my account and stole my domains, godaddy did take swift actions and made sure that i got my domains back.

it's very good of you doing your best assisting your customers, keep it up....

snowbird · 07-06-2009, 07:11 PM

Well I have to admit, I do understand what you are saying to an extent about Godaddy. It is hard for a registrar to take immediate action and just give the domain back to you right away. There are legal issues with that. There is no way of them knowing if you sold the domain or not and such. Contacting your registrar is just the first step. At least they can take some precautions about the situation. But I was talking moreso about registrars in general. Not just godaddy here.

06-30-2009, 02:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
s2007zx NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	My domain name Fuje.com was stolen To all, My domain name fuje.com was stolen from me, so please let me know if anyone offers you this for sale. So I can take the appropriate action. Heres the story:- I was selling my domain name Fuje.com on several forums, and had a BIN of $600 almost immediately I got the BIN price via Digitalpoint forums. Than she(supposedly) proceeded with payment by Paypal, and I transferred the domain name Fuje.com by Godaddy. Than I found out that the buyer was using a stolen paypal account, Paypal reversed the funds and I was left with no domain name and no funds. So basically I was duped out of my domain name, and have no payment for it. I am currently working with Godaddy to recover my domain name but it does not look good as the WHOIS for the domain name may also be fake. Thanks. Last edited by s2007zx; 06-30-2009 at 02:12 PM.

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07-06-2009, 05:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
trendicator Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,047 10.85 NP$ (Donate)	bad luck. had the same experience, know what you've been through... i post the scammers info here and with the help of some good npers here, i got some of them back gather all the information you can and see if we can help you out... __________________ Tube names for sale, TouchTube.com, WapTube.com, JobsTube.com, UzbekTube...

07-06-2009, 06:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
snowbird Emperor Penguin Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 677 503.29 NP$ (Donate)	It is very important that you contact your registrar right away about the issue. The registrar may not be able to restore the domain to you immediately without further investigation first. But they will be able to prevent the domain from being transferred to another registrar and keep track of it while they help you resolve the situation. __________________ Mike R. RegisterBird.com RegisterBird.com Star Program Last edited by snowbird; 07-06-2009 at 06:52 PM.

07-06-2009, 07:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
snowbird Emperor Penguin Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 677 503.29 NP$ (Donate)	Well I have to admit, I do understand what you are saying to an extent about Godaddy. It is hard for a registrar to take immediate action and just give the domain back to you right away. There are legal issues with that. There is no way of them knowing if you sold the domain or not and such. Contacting your registrar is just the first step. At least they can take some precautions about the situation. But I was talking moreso about registrars in general. Not just godaddy here. __________________ Mike R. RegisterBird.com RegisterBird.com Star Program

06-30-2009, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
El Bandolero NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 419 0.90 NP$ (Donate)	Did you check whois records on any info about the person who has your domain or did they set it up on private? Did you contact your domain company?

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