br.com - Not a cctld!

[jagdotme]

Updated Thread .Br.com Is Not A Brazil ccTLD THIS IS A WARNING

Hi

Anyone esle have a .Br.com

I only have have 4

Brazil.br.com
Carnival.br.com
Flight.br.com
Flights.br.com


Any Thoughts??

I've allways heard of .com. br

Are you buying it as a Brazilian ccTLD? If you are then you may be being taken for a ride.

http://meiobit.pop.com.br/meio-bit/internet/cuidado-com-os-dominios-brcom

http://macmagazine.com.br/blog/2008...os-brcom-trata-se-de-uma-safadeza-das-brabas/

These 2 links above (in Portuguese) basically say that :yell: it's a scam. Aparently it sells for about 7-8 times the price of the .com.br domains.

Here's the explanation of how the scam works; They (CentralNic Ltd from the UK) registered the domain br.com and now are selling sub-domains, saying that this is the latest market trend, and requiring less documentation. As you can imagine you will not have full control of your domain.

 

[newms]

Isnt the extension .com.br?

 

[jagdotme]

Nope It's Definitely .br.com



I got the names about 4 weeks ago and your the 5th people who has quoted thats the TLd is wrong... Is there someone in this forum that can comfirm what's right please.

Cheers

Jag

 

[samuelhr]

br.com is a domain owned by centralnic, who sell *.countrycode.com. AFAIK It's not a 'real' ccTLD.

 

[MJ]

br.com is not a ccTLD it is a subdomain of www.br.com.

The correct cctld I believe is just simply .br. They might have .com.br too but I have not seen this, only straight .br.

It doesn't mean your domain is worthless... necessarily.. to the right person though.

 

[jagdotme]

br.com is a domain owned by centralnic, who sell *.countrycode.com. AFAIK It's not a 'real' ccTLD.

Take a look at this page >> http://www.answerable.com/domain.php


look in Other Extensions:

There I found .Br.com

And read on Wikipedia that it's a Brazil tld >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.br

 

[GILSAN]

I've allways heard of .com. br

Are you buying it as a Brazilian ccTLD? If you are then you may be being taken for a ride.

http://meiobit.pop.com.br/meio-bit/internet/cuidado-com-os-dominios-brcom

http://macmagazine.com.br/blog/2008...os-brcom-trata-se-de-uma-safadeza-das-brabas/

These 2 links above (in Portuguese) basically say that :yell: it's a scam. Aparently it sells for about 7-8 times the price of the .com.br domains.

Here's the explanation of how the scam works; They (CentralNic Ltd from the UK) registered the domain br.com and now are selling sub-domains, saying that this is the latest market trend, and requiring less documentation. As you can imagine you will not have full control of your domain.

As you can see your domains are actually sub-domains of the domain .br.com

Brazil.br.com
Carnival.br.com
Flight.br.com
Flights.br.com

Quite easy to get some people off guard. As an example lets look at the domain del.icio.us

It was registered as the domain icio.us and then they created a sub-domain, thus becoming the very well known and creatively named del.icio.us

On the second link they give an example of the domain www.tuppi.br.com which was registered by CentralNic Ltd from the UK and Administered by Network Solutions from the US.

As a matter of curiosity, were those domains fairly expensive?

 

[jagdotme]

As a matter of curiosity, were those domains fairly expensive?

$159.96 Total

A kick up the backside

 

[GILSAN]

$159.96 Total

A kick up the backside

$40.00 per domain. Good thing you only bought 4 domains. You can still use them , BUT as you can already imagine they could pull the rug from under your feet at any time and then your backside will really hurt.

Perhaps we could put an alert out here at NamePros about this SCAM. :yell:

 

[jagdotme]

Perhaps we could put an alert out here at NamePros about this SCAM. :yell:

Thanks For the Info... Thread is Now Updated


Could I get a Refund??? or just leave them parked?? and see how it goes???

Brazil.br.com = Parked under my own site
Carnival.br.com = parked sedo
Flight.br.com = parked sedo
Flights.br.com = parked sedo

Please Advice

 

[samuelhr]

Try asking for a refund based upon the fact you were mislead?

 

[Dean]

I see people keep using the word "scam", this is not a scam. You should do more research before registering domains. Sub domains like this are practically worthless.

 

[jagdotme]

I see people keep using the word "scam", this is not a scam. You should do more research before registering domains. Sub domains like this are practically worthless.

Hello

I did some research i.e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.br


Never mind cant get a refund either.

 

[samuelhr]

Hello

I did some research i.e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.br

Obviously not enough, nowhere does it mentioned .br.com being legit, also surely the fact that every single one there ends in .br, not .com would be a dead giveaway?

 

[jagdotme]

another mistake to learn from....

 

[GILSAN]

Look at what Centralnic are selling. Has anyone ever heard of .us.com?

yourname.eu.com - European Union
yourname.us.com - United States
yourname.gb.com - Great Britain
yourname.uk.com - Great Britain
yourname.de.com - Germany
yourname.ru.com - Russia

Check this link; https://www.centralnic.com/names/domains
As you can see CentralNic has a list of about 25 countries including the .la domain which is allocated to Laos, but the registrar site Centralnic claims it to be associated with the city of Los Angeles! :o

What's amazing is how much they are charging for these virtually worthless sub-domains

101domains.com and a number of other registrars are also selling these types of sub-domains.

If this is not a scam, then what is the correct term?

 

[Dean]

Look at what Centralnic are selling. Has anyone ever heard of .us.com?

yourname.eu.com - European Union
yourname.us.com - United States
yourname.gb.com - Great Britain
yourname.uk.com - Great Britain
yourname.de.com - Germany
yourname.ru.com - Russia

Check this link; https://www.centralnic.com/names/domains
As you can see CentralNic has a list of about 25 countries including the .la domain which is allocated to Laos, but the registrar site Centralnic claims it to be associated with the city of Los Angeles! :o

What's amazing is how much they are charging for these virtually worthless sub-domains

101domains.com and a number of other registrars are also selling these types of sub-domains.

If this is not a scam, then what is the correct term?

Just look to the right of the page you linked.

About Our Domains

CentralNic's domains provide an alternative to the existing Top Level Domains (TLDs) and Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs), allowing the creation of a simultaneously local and global Internet Identity.

The .la one is dodgy but I dont see how you could call these sub domain ones scams. Its not like they are claiming its the ccTLD for the country, they even say its an alternative to the ccTLD.

 

[.tv]

.br registry doesn't allow registrations in second level, like yourname.br

These are the official second level names under .br

* ADM.BR - Administrators
* ADV.BR - Lawyers
* AGR.BR - Agriculture-related companies and/or websites
* AM.BR - AM radio companies, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
* ARQ.BR - Architecture
* ART.BR - Art: music, folklore, etc.
* ATO.BR - Actors
* B.BR - Exclusively for bancary environiment use (online banking, etc).
* BIO.BR - Biologists
* BLOG.BR - Blogs
* BMD.BR - Biomedics
* CIM.BR - Brokers
* CNG.BR - Scenographers
* CNT.BR - Accountants
* COM.BR - Commercial websites in general
* COOP.BR - Cooperatives
* ECN.BR - Economy
* EDU.BR - Higher education institutions
* ENG.BR - Engineers
* ESP.BR - Sports
* ETC.BR - Entities that do not fit in previous categories
* ETI.BR - I.T. Specialists
* FAR.BR - Pharmacies and drugstores
* FLOG.BR - Photologs
* FM.BR - FM radio companies, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
* FND.BR - Phonoaudiologists
* FOT.BR - Photographers
* FST.BR - Physiotherapists
* G12.BR - K12 education institutions
* GGF.BR - Geographers
* GOV.BR - Government entities
* IMB.BR - Real estate
* IND.BR - Industries
* INF.BR - Media and information
* JOR.BR - Journalists
* JUS.BR - Brazilian Judiciary Branch of the State.
* LEL.BR - Auctioneers
* MAT.BR - Mathematicians and Statisticians
* MED.BR - Medics
* MIL.BR - Brazilian Armed Forces
* MUS.BR - Musicians
* NET.BR - Exclusively for providers of physical communication means, legally habilitated for the prestation of public telecommunication services
* NOM.BR - People
* NOT.BR - Notaries
* NTR.BR - Nutritionists
* ODO.BR - Dentists
* ORG.BR - Non-profit non-governmental entities
* PPG.BR - Publicity specialists and Marketeers
* PRO.BR - Teachers
* PSC.BR - Psychologists
* PSI.BR - Online service providers
* QSL.BR - Radio amateurs
* REC.BR - Recreational activities, entertainment, leisure, games, etc.
* SLG.BR - Sociologists
* SRV.BR - Services providers
* TMP.BR - Temporary events, such as fairs and exhibitions
* TRD.BR - Translators
* TUR.BR - Tourism
* TV.BR - Sound and image broadcasters, licenced by the Brazilian Communications Ministry
* VET.BR - Veterinarians
* VLOG.BR - Videologs
* WIKI.BR - Wikis
* ZLG.BR - Zoologists

 

[jagdotme]

Thank you For Last post

What shall I do??

 

[.tv]

Thank you For Last post

What shall I do??

Find a potential buyer who may be interested in generics, aware of the sub-domain issues.

You could develop niche websites and promote them with proper SEO. Place affiliate links & banners and earn commissions from Traffic you generate.

Again, note that these are all subdomains, and can vanish at anytime when br.com (Central NIC) goes out of business.

All the best!