The domain name Emerge.com has been confirmed as stolen, after its legitimate owner was contacted for further details.
Eagle-eyed members of NamePros raised their concerns about the validity of statements regarding Emerge.com, in a domain evaluation thread.
Someone claiming to have acquired Emerge.com for “less than $500” at a drop, used the domain hijacking method of registering an expired domain that controlled it, and recreating the admin’s email address.
The domain’s legitimate owner, Mr. David Mendes, is in shock and disbelief about the incident, and he’s currently examining all available legal options in order to recover the stolen domain name.
If you are contacted to acquire Emerge.com, keep in mind that it’s stolen property.
Update: The domain Emerge.com has been recovered and is no longer stolen.
Good work to bring this to our attention, hope the name gets returned asap