security Chinese domain name scams

[News]

Chinese domain name scams are solicitations by entities in Asia to companies around the world requesting that the company register its brand name as a domain name with an Asian domain name registrar.

Are these legitimate emails? The answer is NO. First, chances are there is no third party applying to register the applicable brand name with one of the Asian domain name registrars. If the email gives the name of the alleged third party, a search on the Internet will often reveal no company by that name (for example “Apety International Ltd.” was the name of a third party allegedly seeking to register a client’s brand name as a domain name but nothing under that name turned up when an Internet search was conducted)...

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[DesignPros]

Thanks for the news

 

[fico]

already received this spam/scam email

 

[Kassey Lee]

I received such email few years ago. Initially I believed them but quickly I realized it's a scam.

 

[deez007]

I got one of these about 2 weeks ago, just ignored. Good to know it is a confirmed scam