Engaging in unlawful activities, such as spamming, phishing and other crime, can get your domains banned and blocked.
Despite what some people seem to think, one cannot register a domain name and break the law with it.
Per ICANN regulations, Domain registrars are obligated to handle such unlawful activity reports, and respond by freezing the offending domains.
Tucows is placing such offending domains on a special pair of domain nameservers (DNS) : NS1.SHUT-FOR-FRAUD.COM and NS2.SHUT-FOR-FRAUD.COM.
Let’s take a look at the current list of domains that are pointed there:
abdesigngrovp.com
absolutecareprovides.com
adminoffiice.com
agfahealthcarecareers.com
akrayusa.com
allisonvilechiropractic.com
allnestledinnfcc.com
alphagraphicss.com
astrazzeneca.com
atherottech.com
ausnetservlces.com
axlomsafety.com
beardhardwooods.com
bektoprecisa.com
bellabulousdise.com
bentleycrasery.com
bingbeveage.com
bioconlimited.org
bjmpurnps.com
blissluxurieshome.com
bllharbert.com
brunswiclk.com
bsiieas.com
budroviich.com
carannona.com
carolllo.com
catarnountinc.com
cdicorpcareers.com
cicsgo.com
citibnkuk.net
citiesofapartments.org
cleargstix.com
comrnercehub.com
comrnunitytransport.net
coocofices.com
coridecosoftware.com
cottaoil.com
crfheallth.com
crosscreekadvlsors.com
crystaphrase.com
cubecreditservicesinc.com
cubiccorps.com
ddgpcs.com
dentsauegis.com
dixleegg.com
dreeshornes.com
drivenowtrrucks.com
eamcc.org
esysterns.com
evaluatecocklen.com
farmlandpartnerrs.com
faselmingocrek.com
fireltrol.net
flamingoslmos.com
fortisallberta.com
friendschoolboulder.org
gallaqheruniform.com
globalirnaginginc.com
gmrimarketing.com
goldenheartinc.com
goodrichpetroleurn.com
goodsroad.net
gpme.com
graybair.com
greenpaece.org
habqroup.com
hireanesqulre.com
honeywwell.com
hugeforclothe.com
icernedia.com
jadmalfaiteur.com
jjjindustries.com
jjjtaylor.com
johnstonconcrate.com
jvicc.com
kingsttreet.com
libertywinemerrchants.com
linearrnfg.com
llegantecoma.com
lvdtrlbal.com
marathonpetrolem.com
marathonpetrolleum.com
melochewirndows.com
melroseplc.org
moltoprorperties.com
nalcorenergys.com
neoglobalcards.com
neticentrall.com
netviqator.com
nolanpovver.com
oncallintrenational.com
openworkwebs.com
opsrnobil.com
ouraysportsvvear.com
ourfarnilywizard.com
packerssplus.com
parssons.com
pennlinie.com
protravelincc.com
qardnerdenver.com
qualityoiltool.com
realtexdeveloprnent.com
revbirmiingham.org
rlghtscale.com
rneredith.com
ruhrpurnpen.com
sabinespool.com
saedrill.com
saratogaresounces.com
sasandcornpany.com
scasurrgery.com
serellercustoms.com
shicalizedflame.com
silvenlake.com
sirnplot.com
southempipelineservices.com
spectraldxx.com
springfabs.com
structorgnoup.com
suitehomeluxries.com
sunshinoilsands.com
superonlinelottery.com
tevaipharm.com
textainrer.com
thealabamaabaptist.org
thehopereservation.com
toronthydro.com
trainrght.com
triconsenergy.com
troutrnansanders.com
truevallue.com
ugaedu.net
umusicc.com
verizonmobs.com
vigilantsolutons.com
vikiingconstruction.net
virocylt.com
wartsilagroup.com
wellsfargoteams.com
yernglobaledit.com
zspharrna.com
zvelno.com
That’s a total of 142 domain names currently, most of which appear to have been registered via Vistaprint, a reseller of Tucows.
The interesting part: Tucows appears to be monetizing the traffic of these blocked domains, by displaying its own PPC ads, as seen below:
Fair or not? 😀
