MyDiscountDomains.com – A BIG SCAM

[RTBD]

BEWARE OF THIS SCAM!!!! MyDiscountDomains.com locked my domain names and sent me a convoluted and nasty email (see excerpt below) when I tried to transfer them to another registrar. Points #4 and #5 are illegal. This is to give anyone planning to use MyDiscountDomains.com a heads up – MAKE SURE YOU DON’T FALL INTO THE TRAP!!!

The registrant of the domain name must provide us with the following:

1. The domain name to be transferred, correctly spelled.
2. Your MyDiscountDomains.com user name.
3. The last 4 numbers of the credit card you used to register the domain
name, or a valid picture ID.
4. A letter of intent to transfer the domain name naming the ICANN
registrar you wish to transfer your domain name to (SIGNED AND NOTARIZED).
5. Processing fees of $15.00 per domain in the form of a money order or
cashiers check, made payable to MyDiscountDomains.com.

All of the above information and documents must be sent to:

MyDiscountDomains.com
224 Cozumel CT
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
USA

Thank you
[email protected]

 

[g0ldy]

WTF, no other registrar does that.


I would suggest complaining to ICANN, and use namecheap or soemthing.

 

[zoziw]

I've seen a few new zealand registers that do this, whats the problem? They are just making it hard for you to switch to someone else, so what.

 

[Anthony]

Wow, is that part of the registration agreement? If it is, then you've got a problem...

 

[Bill1]

thanks for pointing this out

 

[fattee77]

domainsnext.com does this also. Also itsyourdomain.com reseller.

The registrant of the domain name must provide us with the following:

1. The domain name to be transferred, correctly spelled.
2. Your MyDiscountDomains.com user name.
3. The last 4 numbers of the credit card you used to register the domain
name, or a valid picture ID.
4. A letter of intent to transfer the domain name naming the ICANN
registrar you wish to transfer your domain name to (SIGNED AND NOTARIZED).
5. Processing fees of $15.00 per domain in the form of a money order or
cashiers check, made payable to MyDiscountDomains.com.

They are also using the exact same text as domainsnext.com

 

[Anthony]

That's really scary stuff, but that's why you should check out these things beforehand with resellers...

 

[Domainerz]

'Dumbest of All' scammers... what are they thinking ???