WARNING: Domain Transfer Scam from Domain Registry of America (via BRANDON GRAY INTERNET SERVICES INC dba NameJuice.com)
AUSWEB Customer Care would like to warn domain registrants regarding another Domain Transferal scam.
Domain Registry of America (DROA) are at it again with another Email Scam going out to all registrants of gTLD domain names offering to transfer their domain to them. The notice looks like the process is a mandatory requirement for the registrant to enter into. The email was sent by illegally harvesting the public Whois database for .com and other gTLD domain names.
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Domain Names, Domains, FRAUD and Scams, Spam, Uncategorized
The practice of buying up unused names, known as “domain parking”, is estimated to be worth more than $1 billion worldwide — and Australia is seen as a growing market for those with an eye for a dollar.
Domainers, as they call themselves, spot generic or popular names that have not been turned into websites and register them and as many variations as possible. They cram them with advertisements and watch as they earn a few cents per hit — big bucks when you have a large enough domain portfolio.
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Domain Names
Cyber-Squatting, Domain Names, Domainers, Domains, Parking, Squatting
File Under “Faulty Plumbing”: For nearly three months, malware planted by hackers on servers operated by Network Solutions intercepted more than 573,000 credit and debt card numbers used to services rendered by the domain registration and hosting service provide.
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Blogging, Domain Names, Domains, Security
If you’ve ever had those times when your website or emails are just not working how they should, the first thing you can do to see where the problem possibly resides is to get a DNS report on your domain.
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DNS, Domain Names, Domains
DNS, Domain Names, ip address, MX records, name servers, reporting tools
