Three letter .com domains appreciated a lot in recent years, and they are consistently becoming the target of domain theft.
Registered in 1999, XAG.com was taken to the National Arbitration Forum, by Michael Evans and Chord Consulting Inc. d/b/a XAG.
According to the complaint, the domain XAG.com was unlawfully transferred away from the Complainant’s control, after a thief tampered with the administrative emails.
The WHOIS info used for the domain was bogus, to cover the tracks of the domain thief.
The Complainant was represented by attorney John Berryhill.
“Complainant alleges that Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the <xag.com> domain name under Policy ¶ 4(a)(ii) because it was originally registered by Complainant and Respondent acquired it through theft. Complainant has provided timestamped WHOIS information, in Exhibit I, to show that the domain’s registrant was changed in March, 2015. Complainant asserts that this change came about by Respondent’s having compromised Complainant’s administrative e-mail address in order to authorize a change of registration. Panels have found that in situations exactly as Complainant purports to have occurred, respondents have failed to demonstrate a bona fide offering of goods or services or a legitimate noncommercial or fair use under Policy ¶ 4(a)(i) and Policy ¶ 4(a)(iii). See John Dilks v. Privacy Administrator, FA1506001623023 (Nat. Arb. Forum July 10, 2015) “Complainant was formerly the registrant and owner of the disputed domain name, but Respondent illegally hijacked the domain name. “
For the full text of this decision that restored the domain back to its owner, click here.
It’s crazy…
As I learned more about domain names I also learned people try to steal you stuff…like all the time. Total crap. That’s why Two Way authentication is becoming popular for registrars to help stop thieves…
-Omar
Omar – Indeed. The domain was stolen from Moniker.