{"id":1844,"date":"2012-12-04T13:41:26","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T21:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brainlitter.com\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2012-12-04T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T21:41:26","slug":"asian-domain-name-scam-breakdown-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2012\/12\/04\/asian-domain-name-scam-breakdown-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Domain Name Scam Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following post<\/a> of mine and video was pretty popular regarding the Computer Department Help Desk<\/a>, so I thought I\u2019d share another one that is zipping around the ole Interweb.\u00a0 The idea\/scam is that your domain\/company name is desired by someone in Asia and that you have an opportunity to stake your company name on their various domain suffixes (.asia, .cn, .co, .hk, etc.) before they do.<\/p>\n

I played along with them for a little bit as I was curious to see just how much $$ they were looking for.\u00a0 While $5.00 for the cheapest domain isn\u2019t expensive, I don\u2019t actually need or want additional domains and the fact that they try to \u201cpackage it for my convenience\u201d is particularly crafty, for the untrained eye. Consider yourself trained now.\u00a0 \"Winking\u00a0 $360\/year for domains I don\u2019t need \u2026 no thanks.<\/p>\n

So here goes\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

What<\/h2>\n

You get an email, similar to the one\u2019s I share below regarding your company name and the fact that apparently someone in China is trying to register the domain name.\u00a0 They are \u201coffering\u201d to you the fact that you can object and secure the domain names before they give them away.<\/p>\n

Of course, nobody in China is looking to be itgroove<\/a>.\u00a0 A simple WHOIS (lookup) of domain names tells them how to reach me, thus I get spammed with this \u201coffer\u201d.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

So What<\/h2>\n

When you get these messages, destroy them. Really, there is nothing else to learn here other than, if you wanted to see the whole thread play out.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now What<\/h2>\n

Enjoy the ride\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

From:<\/b> Cornelia Chen [mailto:cornelia.chen@pidc.asia]
\nSent:<\/b> Thursday, November 29, 2012 5:57 PM
\nTo:<\/b> Sean Wallbridge
\nCc:<\/b> info
\nSubject:<\/b> About itgroove Brand Registration
\nImportance:<\/b> High<\/span><\/p>\n

(Letter to the President or Brand Owner, thanks) <\/span><\/p>\n

Dear President,<\/span><\/p>\n

We are the department of Asian Domain Registration Service in China. I have something to confirm with you. We formally received an application on November 28, 2012 that a company which self-styled “Gawa International Co.,Ltd” were applying to register “itgroove” as their Net Brand and some domain names through our firm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now we are handling this registration, and after our initial checking, we found the name were similar to your company’s, so we need to check with you whether your company has authorized that company to register these names. If you authorized this, we will finish the registration at once. If you did not authorize, please let us know within 7 workdays, so that we will handle this issue better. Out of the time limit we will unconditionally finish the registration for “Gawa International Co.,Ltd”. Looking forward to your prompt reply.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Regards,<\/span><\/p>\n

Cornelia Chen
\nRegistration Department
\n<\/span>Tel:+86-551-5184482<\/span><\/a> || Fax:+86-551-5123308
\n<\/span><3AA838DD-FE1B-40f1-879B-516A6F416AC9.png><\/span><\/a>
\nAddress:No.358 QianShan Road,ShuShan District,Hefei,Anhui,China
\n2012-11-28 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My Reply<\/h4>\n

From:<\/b> Sean Wallbridge
\nSent:<\/b> Thursday, November 29, 2012 7:47 AM
\nTo:<\/b> Cornelia Chen
\nSubject:<\/b> Re: About itgroove Brand Registration.<\/span><\/p>\n

We did not authorize this.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dear Sean,<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks for your confirmation. According to your reply, I know that your company has not authorized the company “Gawa International Co.,Ltd” to register the Net Brand and domain names. As soon as receiving the application of Gawa International Co.,Ltd we checked and found ” itgroove ” is your company’s registered trademark. So we sent email to inform you. I would like to inform you that the domain names registration is open in China, Gawa International Co.,Ltd also has the right to apply for the available domain names. For this reason Gawa International Co.,Ltd
\nis also an licit applicant and we have no right to reject them. Your company only own the preferential right to register these names. <\/span><\/p>\n

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, or you have no marketplace in Asia and you don’t intend to develop business in Asia, 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following Net Brand and domain names are applied for by Gawa International Co.,Ltd:
\nNet Brand:
\nItgroove
\nDomain Name:
\nitgroove.asia
\n<\/span>itgroove.cn<\/span><\/a>
\nitgroove.co
\n<\/span>itgroove.com.cn<\/span><\/a>
\nitgroove.hk<\/span><\/a>
\nitgroove.in
\n<\/span>itgroove.net.cn<\/span><\/a>
\nitgroove.tw<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Best Regards,
\nCornelia Chen
\nRegistration Department
\n<\/span>Tel:+86-551-5184482<\/span><\/a> || Fax:+86-551-5123308
\n<\/span><3AA838DD-FE1B-40f1-879B-516A6F416AC9.png><\/span><\/a>
\nAddress:No.358 QianShan Road,ShuShan District,Hefei,Anhui,China
\n2012-11-30 <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My Reply<\/h4>\n

Oh my goodness.\u00a0 Sounds like I should secure these quickly.
\nHow much are the domain names?<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dear Sean,<\/span><\/p>\n

Many thanks for your confirmation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Following is the procedure of dispute those Domain names and register:
\n1. We send the application form to you.
\n2. You fill in the application form and return it via email (scaned) or fax.
\n3. We will stop their application and register these domain names for your company.
\n4. We will send the invoice of payment to you.
\n5. You transfer the payment to us according to the Bank information on the invoice and fax the payment proof to us.
\n6. When we received your payment proof, we will finish all the registration for your company within two workdays.
\n7. You will be awarded the certificates of Net Brand after 10 workdays.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is the cost below: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Domain name:<\/span><\/td>\nPrice\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itgroove.asia<\/span><\/td>\n5.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itgroove.cn<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n35.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itgroove.co<\/span><\/td>\n15.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itgroove.com.cn<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n35.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itgroove.hk<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n30.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itgroove.in<\/span><\/td>\n15.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itgroove.net.cn<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n35.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
itgroove.tw<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n40.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net Brand: Itgroove<\/span><\/td>\n150.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Cost<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n360.00 USD\/Per Year<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If your company decide to dispute and register these Domain names, please let us know in time so that we can send the Application Form to you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Regards,
\nCornelia Chen
\nRegistration Department
\n<\/span>Tel:+86-551-5184482<\/span><\/a> || Fax:+86-551-5123308
\n<\/span><3AA838DD-FE1B-40f1-879B-516A6F416AC9.png><\/span><\/a>
\nAddress:No.358 QianShan Road,ShuShan District,Hefei,Anhui,China
\n2012-11-30<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where I left it\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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