Comments on: “Domain Registry of America” scam http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/ and I mean it Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: deb http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-308995 deb Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:04:26 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-308995 Ok, I got stung. Had surgery, husband paying the bills, he sent them $95. BUT I caught it and did a stop payment on the check before it hit my bank. So I am out $15 instead of the $95. Got the emails about them needing me to "unlock" my domain. No way. Also have filled out an FTC complaint for all it seems to do. I am going to fill out a complaint at my local post office for mail fraud. If anyone has a current copy of the letter they are sending out I would appreciate it. They have you sign and send the letter back with your payment. Ok, I got stung. Had surgery, husband paying the bills, he sent them $95. BUT I caught it and did a stop payment on the check before it hit my bank. So I am out $15 instead of the $95. Got the emails about them needing me to “unlock” my domain. No way. Also have filled out an FTC complaint for all it seems to do. I am going to fill out a complaint at my local post office for mail fraud. If anyone has a current copy of the letter they are sending out I would appreciate it. They have you sign and send the letter back with your payment.

]]> By: Byron http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-291707 Byron Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:38:29 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-291707 Hi everyone, Unfortunately, I just got hit by these guys. I have been so busy as of late that when that letter came in the mail I didn't even think about who my registrar was. I just thought, oh my domain is going to expire I better pay it. Now I'm shaking my head in disbelief at how dumb that was. It's not so much the $30 I paid that I care about. I don't want these guys to have anything to do with my domain. The thing is, I am not sure if my domain is in their hands now or not because while I did end up paying the $30, I received an email from them saying that they needed me to approve a transfer of my domain. The email looked fishy so that is why I started researching this company, and man, was I shocked to see how they had scammed so many people the same way. So naturally, I am not going to approve the transfer, and am just hoping that will be enough to keep my domain with my current registrar. I know I paid the $30 but I never once did I give them permission to transfer my domain from Arvixe to theirs. So anyways guys, I feel for all of you people who have had to deal with these guys. We need to do a better job in educating people about these scams. Let's face it, this company has been doing this for years, so noody is going to do anything about it. But we can. There is strengh in numbers and what we have hear is A LOT of angry, fed up people. I encourage you to give as much bad publicity to this company as you can. Through your online businesses, blogs, websites, etc, spread the word around of what this company is doing. Hi everyone,

Unfortunately, I just got hit by these guys. I have been so busy as of late that when that letter came in the mail I didn’t even think about who my registrar was. I just thought, oh my domain is going to expire I better pay it. Now I’m shaking my head in disbelief at how dumb that was. It’s not so much the $30 I paid that I care about. I don’t want these guys to have anything to do with my domain. The thing is, I am not sure if my domain is in their hands now or not because while I did end up paying the $30, I received an email from them saying that they needed me to approve a transfer of my domain. The email looked fishy so that is why I started researching this company, and man, was I shocked to see how they had scammed so many people the same way. So naturally, I am not going to approve the transfer, and am just hoping that will be enough to keep my domain with my current registrar. I know I paid the $30 but I never once did I give them permission to transfer my domain from Arvixe to theirs.

So anyways guys, I feel for all of you people who have had to deal with these guys. We need to do a better job in educating people about these scams. Let’s face it, this company has been doing this for years, so noody is going to do anything about it. But we can. There is strengh in numbers and what we have hear is A LOT of angry, fed up people. I encourage you to give as much bad publicity to this company as you can. Through your online businesses, blogs, websites, etc, spread the word around of what this company is doing.

]]> By: Derek http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-287538 Derek Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:58:26 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-287538 I have just received a letter in the post from these people. I am used to receiving letters from vaious people, like Performing Rights Agency if I play music to my clients at home, even though I don't see clients at home. Then there was a request to register with data protection at some fantastic sum, where in face it costs peanutes, and like the DRG all these letters suggest that I must act or lose out or be fined. I usually drop them into my local police station who pass them on to their fraud department. Also I think I remember reading something about Gloucester Road, London being quite common for accomodation addresses. I have just received a letter in the post from these people. I am used to receiving letters from vaious people, like Performing Rights Agency if I play music to my clients at home, even though I don’t see clients at home. Then there was a request to register with data protection at some fantastic sum, where in face it costs peanutes, and like the DRG all these letters suggest that I must act or lose out or be fined. I usually drop them into my local police station who pass them on to their fraud department. Also I think I remember reading something about Gloucester Road, London being quite common for accomodation addresses.

]]> By: Levi http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-277556 Levi Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:11:13 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-277556 I read an artilce about this online at www.buildasitebookmarks.com/DNS_scams.html it had a lot of good information on it. You should check it out if there are things that you are leary about. They seem to update the site pretty frequently. Also the FTC publishes information about shady scaming companies. I read an artilce about this online at http://www.buildasitebookmarks.com/DNS_scams.html it had a lot of good information on it. You should check it out if there are things that you are leary about. They seem to update the site pretty frequently. Also the FTC publishes information about shady scaming companies.

]]> By: BillyJeans http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-273043 BillyJeans Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:57:23 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-273043 I work for a domain registrar. The amount of calls we get from idiots who don't know they are with us and have paid domain registry of america is amazing. Some times people are getting stung for up to $300 or more. I still cannot believe these guys still operate its such a joke. Makes me sick. All i can suggest to people is to get Private Registration on your domain names. They grab all your details from the whois. Address, email etc, and then send out those stupid bloody letters, which are soo dodgy. Anyway, Im thinking of doing what others have suggested and just messing with them for fun. Pretending interest in buying expensive domain names and making them go to western union etc. Just to make them waist some time, and get revenge for all the waisted time my Company has had to deal with because of these annoying letters. DROA please go away and die. thanks. I work for a domain registrar. The amount of calls we get from idiots who don’t know they are with us and have paid domain registry of america is amazing. Some times people are getting stung for up to $300 or more.

I still cannot believe these guys still operate its such a joke. Makes me sick.

All i can suggest to people is to get Private Registration on your domain names. They grab all your details from the whois. Address, email etc, and then send out those stupid bloody letters, which are soo dodgy.

Anyway, Im thinking of doing what others have suggested and just messing with them for fun. Pretending interest in buying expensive domain names and making them go to western union etc. Just to make them waist some time, and get revenge for all the waisted time my Company has had to deal with because of these annoying letters.

DROA please go away and die. thanks.

]]> By: loco http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-269475 loco Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:26:30 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-269475 You can find him at 80 Parr place, thornhill ontario Canada ( 5 million $$$ house) his name is Alan Benlolo the wife is Sharon benlolo nice bunch of low life. You can find him at 80 Parr place, thornhill ontario Canada ( 5 million $$$ house) his name is Alan Benlolo the wife is Sharon benlolo nice bunch of low life.

]]> By: Keri http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-266435 Keri Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:50:04 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-266435 Received a domain expiration notice from them while I was on vacation. Accounting paid it on the credit card. Thankfully the webmaster emails come to me so I was not here to click the link to confirm the domain transfer. I emailed asking for a refund to the card a few times and then finally called today and spoke to some gum chewing twit who agreed to refund it within two seconds, curiously not long enough to even call my account up on the screen. When I said there was an injunction against them and I cant believe they are still operating he started talking over me, loudly reading from a script and shouting the words from it. I started laughing (out of shock) and asked what he was screaming for. He said if he was screaming, I'd know about it. Lovely company. I am reporting to the BBB and have asked me REAL domain provider to issue an email to all their customers warning them of the scam. The full report is available online on the Federal Trade Commission website at: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/domainreg.shtm A copy of the complaint filed by the FTC against DROA is available here: http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/12/031219compdomainreg.pdf A copy of the actual Federal injunction against DROA can be found here: http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/12/031219stipdomainreg.pdf Received a domain expiration notice from them while I was on vacation. Accounting paid it on the credit card. Thankfully the webmaster emails come to me so I was not here to click the link to confirm the domain transfer. I emailed asking for a refund to the card a few times and then finally called today and spoke to some gum chewing twit who agreed to refund it within two seconds, curiously not long enough to even call my account up on the screen. When I said there was an injunction against them and I cant believe they are still operating he started talking over me, loudly reading from a script and shouting the words from it. I started laughing (out of shock) and asked what he was screaming for. He said if he was screaming, I’d know about it. Lovely company. I am reporting to the BBB and have asked me REAL domain provider to issue an email to all their customers warning them of the scam.

The full report is available online on the Federal Trade Commission website at:

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/domainreg.shtm

A copy of the complaint filed by the FTC against DROA is available here:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/12/031219compdomainreg.pdf

A copy of the actual Federal injunction against DROA can be found here:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/12/031219stipdomainreg.pdf

]]> By: Alfie http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-264530 Alfie Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:11:25 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-264530 July 2008 I have just been mailed by Domain Registry of America, so they're still at it...I live UK. The guy who looks after my website warned me against them. I recognised them to be a scam. What alarmed me was that they knew my name and address. I will pass the letter onto Scotland Yard internet fraud office. July 2008 I have just been mailed by Domain Registry of America, so they’re still at it…I live UK. The guy who looks after my website warned me against them. I recognised them to be a scam. What alarmed me was that they knew my name and address.

I will pass the letter onto Scotland Yard internet fraud office.

]]> By: Micherlle McAulay http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-253634 Micherlle McAulay Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:28:16 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-253634 Can you guys help me, Is whois@name.net legitamite, I am confused about who to trust in trying to retrieve my domain name. Thanks Michelle Can you guys help me, Is whois@name.net legitamite, I am confused about who to trust in trying to retrieve my domain name.
Thanks Michelle

]]> By: Micherlle McAulay http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-253620 Micherlle McAulay Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:04:48 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-253620 I was so glad to find your web page, I recieved a letter from these guys, mine has a Australian address for sending money. I nearly sent it, but something didnt feel right so I looked up there web ad and found you guys right under them. Thankyou so much, your wonderful, just saved us a lot of money and wasted time I was so glad to find your web page, I recieved a letter from these guys, mine has a Australian address for sending money. I nearly sent it, but something didnt feel right so I looked up there web ad and found you guys right under them. Thankyou so much, your wonderful, just saved us a lot of money and wasted time

]]> By: bob http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-236127 bob Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:16:07 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-236127 From the Half way house get it.Look he does it from jails.Wish I had proof of that. From the Half way house get it.Look he does it from jails.Wish I had proof of that.

]]> By: bob http://blog.forret.com/2004/12/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-236128 bob Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:16:07 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/12/10/domain-registry-of-america-scam/#comment-236128 From the Half way house get it.Look he does it from jails.Wish I had proof of that. From the Half way house get it.Look he does it from jails.Wish I had proof of that.

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