[Wylug-discuss] Warning: Domain Name Scam

[Roger Greenwood]

Last time I got one of these calls (a few months ago) I listened as the bloke
explained how we could lose our domain name etc etc, then I told him
"bollocks", which seemed to throw him off balance a bit. He continued to
argue though, so I guess he was on commission or had no real idea what he was
talking about. Very persistant so could convince anyone non-technical.

Roger Greenwood

On Wednesday 30 Jun 2004 19:07, Daniel Walker wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 18:30, Smylers wrote:
> > James Holden writes:
> > > I've had two phone calls regarding domains which I manage for local
> > > businesses.  ...  You are told that another company is seeking to
> > > register a domain similar to yours.
> > >
> > > If you manage domains for business customers, I'd recommend you let
> > > them know to avoid this obvious scam.
> >
> > Or, if the near-miss domain is sufficiently close to your main domain
> > that you do think it's worth having, simply keep them talking on the
> > phone long enough to log on to your usual domain-registering website and
> > grab it yourself ... then thank them for bringing it to your attention.
>
> That's what we did. Except my boss actually said something of the form
> "Well, it appears that no-one had registered those domains. We've just
> got them with no trouble. This leads me to belive you are a bunch of
> dubious con-artists"
>
> Needless to say, they became flustered at this...
>
> Dan
>
>
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