Scam alert

[FNet]

I received this email today:

Dear Sir/Madam

This is a letter to confirm the registration of your company name <<my domain name here without the extention>>, please read it carefully. Our center received an application from Gugou International Ltd and they apply to register <<brand same as your domain>> as their brand name and some top-level domain names. We found the name is same as your used name. I don't know whether or not you have authorized them.

We are dealing with the application and we need to confirm whether you have authorized them? Let me know quickly in order to solve this promptly. Looking forward to your reply.

Best Regards

Eden Xu
Tel:+86-551 6349 1193
Fax:+86-551 6349 1192
Address:No.6 Building,Wanda Square,Dongliu Road,Hefei China

sender's email: [email protected]

I checked the site moip.net.cn. It must be dummy or hacked. It looks like a reseller/registrar site but does not function. I don't know if they hack these sites or just have a dummy template and set sites on various domains. I guess they want to scare you and conveince you that you must send them money. I am almost sure they change the name, telephone and address at every email. And their targets must be out of China.

PS. the target domain name is developed and .pro

 

[alinask]

A different type of scam. It will soon appear a second person telling you that he will continue to register his domains and so on. The purpose is to pay the company to "protect" your brand. Just ignore it.

 

[FNet]

Thank you. I easily figured out that it's a scam. I just wanted to warn people here.

 

[FNet]

I answered him to extract more info. And after a day:


Dear Sir，
Thanks for your confirmation. As soon as receiving the application of that company, we checked and found xxxx is your company's using name. We are concerned that your name might be affected negatively by their applications, this is why we informed you. Following Brand name and domain names are applied by that company:
Brand name:
xxxx
Domain names:
xxxx.asia
xxxx.cn
xxxx.com.cn
xxxx.com.hk
xxxx.com.tw
xxxx.hk
xxxx.in
xxxx.net.cn
xxxx.org.cn
xxxx.tw
xxxx.co.in
You know that the domain names registration is open in the world, that company also has the right to apply for the available domain names. You only have the preferential rights to register them.
At present, we haven't passed their application, we need your opinion. If your company consider these names of importance to your company's business or interest, i suggest that your company register these names first so as to avoid confusion or speculation. Of course, each company has their own idea. If you don't think their application will affect your company in the future, then my suggestion is your company give up these names so that we can finish registering for them as per our duty. Please give me your company's decision as soon as possible in order to handle this issue better.
Best Regards

Eden Xu


It is boring, so I ll stop it here. I hope everyone is well informed.

P.S. all these extentions are free to register. If I had more time I ll ask them that I want to buy the registred ones (.com.,net,.org,.co) from them. But I had enough already.