Tuesday, September 22, 2009

We have an interest to purchase your domain...

I have heard about these domain appraisal scams for several years, but this is the first time I have received one. The way the scam works is you get excited because you think someone wants to buy your domain. You go and get an expensive appraisal from SEDO or a cheap appraisal from one of the scammer's sites, then the scammer changes their mind and doesn't buy your domain.
 
There are several red flags in this email which I won't point out to tip off the scammers, but if you read through it and look how it was sent you should be able to pick up on them. My advice is to ALWAYS do some searches in Google using the information in the emails you get to see if they same thing has been sent to others, and VERIFY who you are communicating with. NEVER trust anyone on the Internet unless you can afford to be taken advantage of.
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Domain Trade LLC [mailto:domain.trd@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:20 PM
To: webmaster
Subject: MANAGEMENT-SYSTEM.INFO

Dear sir,
dear madam,

we have an interest to purchase your domain MANAGEMENT-SYSTEM.INFO and offer between 50% and 65% of the appraised value.
We accept appraisals from companies such as

http://www.sedo.com/
http://top-name.net/
http://max-apprais.com/


If you already have an appraisal please forward it to us.

Please let us know whether you are interested. Upon review of your valuation and in case of an agreement we send payments via PayPal for amounts less than $2,000 and via Escrow.com for amounts above $2,000, as well as further instructions on how to complete the transfer of the domain name.

We appreciate your business,

Domain Trade LLC

 

 

 

 

Sunday, September 13, 2009

ISP Renewal - New Domain Name Renewal SCAM Alert!

We just started getting emails like this one. If you get one, it is a scam hosted on a Russian web site. Please report it to your domain registrar and any other places you report spam and Phishing Scams.

Others are starting to report on this domain name scam.

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Your domain name YOURDOMAINNAME will expire 2009-09-04.

You can renew your domain automatically with ISP Renewal. Click on the link below in order to extend your domain for an additional year. You will receive a confirmation when your domain is extended.

Click here to renew your domain now.
--------> DOMAIN RENEWAL

You will receive a confirmation when the payment has been recorded and your domain has been renewed.

ispRenewal.com
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Additional information about ISP Renewal
ISP Renewal administrates domain addresses. ISP Renewal also consults companies in relation to Internet domain ownership. We inform enterprises about their domain portfolio, and remind businesses if a domain is due to expire and inform when it is time to renew a domain. If you choose ISP Renewal to renew your domain for you, we ask you to click on the link above. If you do not wish to extend your domain you may disregard this e-mail. When ISP Renewal renews your domain no "Whois" information will be changed The domain will be renewed for another year. You will continue with your current Domain Service Provider. You can also request your existing Domain Service Provider to renew your domain. If you have any other enquiries or questions, please contact our customer service center at +44 20 3355 4951 or via E-mail: support@isprenewal.net

Friday, August 7, 2009

Quickly find domains in expire or drop lists

This is an unpaid review of a PERL script utility to find all 1 and 2 word domains from lists of expired or dropped domains. The script is being offered for sale on the NamePros.com Domain Name forums.

REVIEW:
-I downloaded PERL and installed it on my PC. This took a little while but worked without any problem. Keep in mind that you then have another scripting environment that could be used by viruses or Trojans if they are set up to look for it.

-In looking at the script, I see that it expects the domains to be in domains.txt and the dictionary to be in dictionary.txt.

-The recommended dictionary default name is fulldictionary00.txt so you have to rename that or the script so it will work.

-The dictionary is very large and about 2.6MB in size, but it may be missing many words that you might want find, like "domainer" and "domaining". This is why I asked for a list of all the domains where no words were found so I can look for new ones to add to the dictionary. I assume that I can add things like "domainname" to the dictionary and the script will treat that as one word and find them for me? I will test and see how that works.

- Clicking on the script just opens it for editing, so I right-click and select "open with" and found the PERL command line option and used that. The script ran without problem from what I can tell.

-OMG! I just processed a file with 118,201 domains that dropped today. I opened up the Windows clock so I could time how fast it ran and in looking at the command line window I missed how long it took but it was not more than 10 seconds!!! This is freaky fast and should run well on even a 500MHZ PC.

-Ok, it's fast, but is it really any good...??? Here are the resultant files it generated:

1word.txt               1kb     96 domains
2word.txt               92kb    11,054 domains
2wordh.txt              4kb     440 domains (domains with 2 words and a hyphen)
other.txt               951kb   92,407 domains (domains where none of the above were found.)


- If you add things like "domainname" to the dictionary, it will find domains like "DomainnameResell.com", but it would add the domain "Domainname.com" to the list of 1-word domains if you do that.

- In looking at the list of domains that it didn't find anything for, I spotted the domain "OrlandoBlacklist.com". The word "blacklist" is in the dictionary, but not the word "Orlando". Since the word "schenectady" is also missing I assume that no city, state, or country names are included. So those interested in GEO domains and other special topics will have to add them, but it's a simple text file and will be easy.
Question: if I add words, do they have to be in alphabetical order?

[Summary: This inexpensive script works as advertised, and it works QUICK! This lets you spend hours pouring over the best possibilities for expired domains, find ones that are unregistered, and then get them for regfee. I would like to see the author offer a version/upgrade that will find 3-word and 4-word domains for those that are interested in them.
 
You can also add to the list of words it will find. I plan on adding my name and other special, secret, trendy, and new made-up words so that I can REMEMBER to look for them and also find them quickly. You could also use this application to let you know when specific domains drop, much like the Domain Monitor ad DomainTools.com works. Just add the entire domain as a word, like "freecadcamsoftware" and if that domain is in the list, it will be pulled out and added to the 1-word list.

If you need a powerful tool to save a lot of time looking for good potential domains from lists of dropped or expired domains, this will serve you will. Disclaimer: I paid full price for my copy and have not, nor will I receive anything for writing this review. ]

Thursday, July 23, 2009

RE: Safeguard intellectual property notice -- internet Trademark

Your message is not sent in good faith. You are trying to scare people into registering domains they do not need, by telling them that someone is trying to register Chinese domains using their trademark. In our case, the name HAS NO TRADEMARK.
 
I suspect you are the same company I have talked about in my blog in the past, and this message will also appear in my blog to warn others that look for information about your company. This should help to stop your attempt to get people to buy domains they don't need, at excessive prices they shouldn't have to pay.
 
Trying to scare people into doing business with you is misguided, if not just evil. If you can't run an honest business you need to consider another type of business to be in. You damage your company's image, and that of your entire country, in my opinion.
 
In the past you or your co-workers have posted on my blog that you are doing nothing wrong and that I am the one causing problems. But all one has to do is search on the Internet and find many others that say the same thing about you that I do. Here are a few of the other sites that expose your scam:
 
 
In anyone knows how we can report this ongoing problem to ICANN or APNIC, please let us know! :-)
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Angela [mailto:webmaster@ygregistry.cn]
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:18 AM
To:  americancompanyowner@nielsentech.com
Subject: Safeguard intellectual property notice -- internet Trademark

Dear Manager:

We are a Domain Name registration service company, which is a professional Internet Domain Name Registration and dispute resolution organization in China.On July.23rd,2009, We received HAILTONG Investment company's application that they are registering the name "ojdl" as their Internet Trademark and "ojdl.cn"、"ojdl.com.cn" 、"ojdl.asia"domain names etc.,It is China and ASIA domain names.But after auditing we found the brand name been used by your company. As the domain name registrar in China, it is our duty to notice you, so I am sending you this Email to check.According to the principle in China,your company is the owner of the trademark,In our auditing time we can keep the domain names safe for you firstly, but our audit period is limited, if you object the third party application these domain names and need to protect the brand in china and Asia by yourself, please let the responsible officer contact us as soon as possible. Thank you!

Looking forward to your reply.

Kind regards


Angela

Oversea marketing manager
Company: YiGuan China Co,Ltd.
Tel:+86(0)21 6296 2950
Fax:+86(0)21 6296 1557

web:www.ygregistry.cn 

Address: No.688 YiShanRoad,XuHui District,Shanghai China.
Inquiries: info@ygregistry.cn
Sales & Service: service@ygregistry.cn
Suggestions/Comments: comments@ygregistry.cn
Webmaster: webmaster@ygregistry.cn 
 

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Two No-Reserve Domain Auctions in One

2 Auctions: VideoCameras.ws & MarketingCampaign.ws

Both of these premium .ws domains (Can a .ws domain BE a premium domain...? ) are at Godaddy and have been parked at TrafficZ and can be pushed to your account at both places to maintain current traffic. The spreadsheet from TraffiZ shows traffic and income. I am placing more value on the traffic than the income, but as you will see it clearly shows the potential for both of these domains. Each domain has it's own auction. Visit the Namepros.com auction page for traffic stats on these premium keyword domain names.


VideoCameras.ws
Expires: 7/12/2009

Code:
Domain: 		VideoCameras.ws Keywords 		video cameras Frequency (Google) 	379000 in Anchor Text 	1065 in Title	 	82000 in URL 		272000000 Backlinks 		9 PageRank 		0 Traffic (Visits / Day) see stats PPC Ads # 		4170 Max PPC Bid 	$0.2 Overture/mo 	495 Wordtracker/day 	640 Searches 		61,160 /mo Competition 	10/10 ads Total CPC 		$3.00 MaxBid ======================================= EstiBot.com Domain Appraisal USD $1,400  ======================================= 

MarketingCampaign.ws
Expires: 7/16/2009

Code:
Domain: 		MarketingCampaign.ws Keywords 		marketing campaign Frequency (Google) 	118000 in Anchor Text 	5 in Title 		29400 in URL 		112000000 Backlinks 		10 PageRank 		0 Alexa Rank 	Not Ranked Traffic (Visits / Day) see stats PPC Ads # 		5 Max PPC Bid 	$0.2 Overture/mo 	60 Wordtracker/day 	78 Searches 		4030 /mo Competition 	10/10 ads Total CPC 		$11.00 MaxBid ======================================= EstiBot.com Domain Appraisal USD $20  ======================================= 

No reserve on either domain.
Starting bid is $0.00.
Bid increments should be at least $1.00
Payment via PayPal.
Escrow service may need needed if I get what these domains are worth, then we will split the fee.
PM with any questions/comments.
Auction ends 72 hours after last bid. Or 00:00:00 on expiration date.



Anyone may bid on these domains at
NamePros.com


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Registrar Offers Official ccTLD For India

RegisterNuke.com Adds .IN to Domain Offerings

RegisterNuke.com Now Offering Catchy Domain Extension.

Scottsdale, AZ, June 02, 2009 -- Hoping your Web site will become the next "in" thing on the Internet? RegisterNuke.com may be able to help. RegisterNuke.com is adding .IN to its long list of domain offerings.

The .IN extension is actually the official country code top level domain (ccTLD) for India, but it's now available - through RegisterNuke.com - for use as a domain by anyone in the world.

This wouldn't be the first time ccTLDs offered through RegisterNuke.com have caught on beyond the country they represent. In January 2008, .ME - the country code of Montenegro - was introduced. In the last year, nearly 200,000 .ME domains have been registered for both personal and professional use.

The .IN Registry calls .IN, "a unique symbol of India and its role in the world." Currently 60 million of India's more than one billion residents are avid Internet users. Only three other countries on earth have more people online. The .IN extension is available to anyone interested in registering India's top level domain. All .IN domains have a one year minimum registration requirement.

To register an .IN domain or to find out how to get online quickly and easily with RegisterNuke, visit:
http://RegisterNuke.com.

To find out more information about the India Internet Registration Authority, visit: www.Registry.in

About RegisterNuke.com, Inc.
The RegisterNuke.com, Inc. family of companies is focused on the development of innovative software systems and services for individuals and businesses. RegisterNuke.com products serve the following areas: Web presence, hosting and email services, privacy protection and other business services. In addition we also enable individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet. Family companies include flagship
http://OnlineDomainReseller.com, Inc., Domains By Proxy, Inc., which provides private domain registration services; and Starfield Technologies, Inc., which serves as the group's research and development arm.

http://RegisterNuke.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd Ste 160 PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
Phone: (480) 624-2500
Support@RegisterNuke.com

Contact Information
RegisterNuke.com
Brett White
(480) 624-2500
Support@Registernuke.com
http://www.RegisterNuke.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd Ste 160 PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

 

Monday, May 4, 2009

Domain Sale: PandemicVaccines.com, OLEhd.com, Prearranged.net, Wistfully.net

From: Kevin J. Sinclair
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009
Subject: Domain Sale: PandemicVaccines.com, OLEhd.com, Prearranged.net, Wistfully.net


*** Domains For Sale ***


PandemicVaccines.com $2,950

OLEhd.com $950

SATtests.info $1,500

ModifyMortgages.info $499

BuyingForeclosureProperties.net $499

PowderedSweeteners.com + Singular, $1,500

ElectricMotorbikes.info $499

ClinicalProcedures.com $1,200

Prearranged.net $2,500

Wistfully.net $950

FreeOnlineCreditReports.org $750

BackgroundIdentityChecks.com + Singular, $4,500

BlueRayVideoGame.com + Plural, $950

FabricSpray.com + Plural, $2,500

-------------------------
Contact:   Kevin Sinclair
Email: Vanclair@Gmail.com
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