SYA.com : Stolen three letter domain was recovered via UDRP
The UDRP process has been used on several occasions to recover stolen domain names. This appears to be the case for SYA.com, a three letter .com registered in 1996, according to DomainTools. In a case filed at the National Arbitration Forum, the Complainant, Stanley Yim / Stanley Yim and Associates, Inc., owned and operated the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain name scams : Be wary, be prepared !
Asia, and China in particular is a hotbed for expansion for many companies. China is a consumer-driven society, exposed to the benefits of Capitalism, in a unique combination with Communism. We call this “Communist Capitalism.” Brand owners unfamiliar with the range of brand piracy proliferating in China often fall prey to Chinese domain name scams. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JUX .com : Formerly stolen domain has been reclaimed
The formerly stolen domain, JUX.com, has been returned to its legitimate owner, entrepreneur Mr. Chris Mismash. JUX.com was moved away from GoDaddy in February, without its owner’s authorization. Such domain theft incidents can take several weeks to resolve, and in this case the cybercriminal was a Chinese national, who moved it to the HiChina Registrar. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Live on Facebook : Hilarious attempt to defraud domainer via Western Union!
It doesn’t get better than this: a live attempt on Facebook to defraud a domain owner, captured step by step. The scammer, using a bogus name, tried to get the domain Perniciousness.com from its owner. After contacting him on Facebook, he claimed that he sent $10,000 dollars via Western Union, and asked for the domain’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Homeland Security Investigations freezes 67 .com domains
In a joint order by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Homeland Security Investigations, the seizure of 67 commercial website domain names has been executed. These seized domain names are all .com. The respective websites allegedly “engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit and prescription drugs.” The domains are now in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen domains : 92555.com, 92801.com, 95116.com, 92627.com, 92626.com, 92658.com
A group of six 5-digit .com domains has been reported as stolen by their legitimate owner. Mr. Steven A. Chan is the original registrant of the following domains, all registered in 1999: 92555.com 92801.com 95116.com 92627.com 92626.com 92658.com The domain theft occurred some time in March, after someone stole and transferred all 6 domains from […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Cybercriminals target Chase accounts on .COM and .XYZ domains
Capitalizing on the fear of having one’s Chase account suspended for lack of supposed “updates,” cybercriminals are using bank-related domains to launch phishing campaigns. Two days ago, a sizable campaign was launched involving several dozen emails; the domains used in this spear-phishing campaign were: chase-authorize.com chasehelp-chase.com chaselogin-chase.xyz login-yourchase.com yourchase-login.com We contacted the XYZ Registry who […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : 4504.com is currently a stolen domain name
The owner of 4504.com contacted us about his current plight; the domain has been stolen from his eNom account. Rasesh Tanna, an Indian entrepreneur, operates Indentors.in, a Mumbai company. Regarding the domain theft of 4504.com, Mr. Tanna stated: “I’m the owner of 4504.com , this domain was in my possession for the last 5+ years. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : WAB.com is a stolen domain name
We received notification that the three letter .com domain, WAB.com, is a stolen asset. Its French owner reported the theft to GoDaddy and has initiated the reclaiming process. WAB.com was stolen around January 12th from the legitimate owner’s GoDaddy account, and was transferred to a Russian domain registrar. At the time of the theft incident, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : 14491.com is no longer a stolen domain asset
It took nearly four months for the owner of the domain 14491.com to get it back, after Chinese cybercriminals stole it. In November 2015, we covered the domain theft incident that involved seven valuable numeric and short domains. With the assistance of the losing registrar, GoDaddy, six of the seven domains were returned in a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Insight Investment Management .CO : Fraud attempt halted via UDRP outcome
The Respondent in a UDRP against the domain insightinvestment.co, attempted to facilitate fraud in a novel way. After registering the domain that closely matched the .com, Hossein Fazlollahi of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, sent an email to the executives of Insight Investment Management Ltd., a British company: “Good morning, Atul, – Can you please do […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : JUX.com is a stolen domain name!
The three letter .com domain name JUX.com has been reported as stolen by its legitimate owner, Chris Mismash. Jux.com was used in the past by Mr. Mismash’s start-up company, that offered blog publishing services. The company closed in 2014. The domain was removed from its owner’s GoDaddy account unlawfully, between February 21st and 22nd. Mr. […]
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