Who is the real “Fred Williams”? QW.com UDRP involves brazen fraud attempt
A UDRP filed at the WIPO by a “Williams Fred” attempted to take control of the domain QW.com, passing off as the domain’s real owner, Fred Williams. QW.com is owned by Quickware and its representative, Fred Williams, is the Respondent in the UDRP. It might sound comedic but it’s not. The WIPO panelist gathered information […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ten million domain offer was an attempt at fraud
Domain investor and sleuth, George Kirikos, didn’t flinch when a $10 million USD offer arrived for one of his ultra premium domains. Recognizing the value of his domain portfolio years ago, Kirikos often turns down sizeable offers that nevertheless fail to match the domain’s true worth. This time around, the $10 million dollar offer was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Permanent injunction shuts down #domains of tech support fraud scheme
A US federal court entered an order of permanent injunction against an individual and five companies in a case against a large-scale technical-support fraud scheme alleged to have defrauded hundreds of elderly and vulnerable U.S. victims. The order bars Michael Brian Cotter, 59, of Glendale, California, and four companies — Singapore registered Global Digital Concierge […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Scammers attempted to phish using fake #Moderna domain name
Phishing the domains of popular companies such as Moderna is a crime that requires swift action. The Homeland Security Investigations department in Baltimore have seized the domain Mordernatx.com, a typo of the official domain name Modernatx.com. The domain Mordernatx.com was seized in accordance with a seizure warrant issued by the United States Court for the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FTBAgency.com : Freedom to Breathe Agency site down after fake “mask exempt” cards exposé
The domain FTBAgency.com was registered on June 12, 2020 and it hosted content about how face masks are supposedly harmful to one’s health, and a violation of people’s rights. The so-called “Freedom to Breathe Agency” project shared a fake card claiming to give its bearer rights to not wear a mask when visiting various establishments. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NamePros : PayPal refunded payment linked to fraudulent domain sales
Quite unsurprisingly, PayPal refunded payments for domains that were fraudulently sold, but not those sent as a “gift.” A massive new fraud incident that was squashed at NamePros, unveiled some interesting facts: About 80% of all fraud that has taken place on NamePros over the past couple years, which is still a relatively small number, […]
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.CentralNic : Fraudulent domain invoices seeking payment
CentralNic sent out a warning to its customers, notifying them of a fraud campaign targeting domain name registrants and registrars. The fraudulent communication uses mailed invoices impersonating CentralNic; the bank accounts, however belong to the fraudsters. The email notification about this scam from CentralNic follows: We have recently become aware of a postal fraud campaign […]
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