Negative eBay feedback for IDN peddler selling “three letter .com” domain
The seller of “суе” .com on eBay made it extremely difficult for domainer newbies to understand what they were bidding on. As an IDN domain, суе.com resolves to a puny code equivalent, xn--e1axg.com. Buried in an ocean of rambling about how domains are great investment opportunities, the fact that it’s an IDN three letter .com […]
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.GoDaddy warns of ongoing phishing campaign targeting premium domains
GoDaddy has issued a warning regarding an ongoing phishing campaign. The cyberattack is targeting premium domain names, according to Joe Styler, Aftermarket Product Manager at GoDaddy. The warning is as follows: “We were made aware this morning by a few customers that they are getting emails claiming to be from GoDaddy that are saying that […]
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.ICANN validation : Scammer impersonates ICANN in email
What appears to be an email from the Internet’s governing body, ICANN, is a scamming attempt at “pinging” millions of email addresses. The email originates from icannvalidation@icannvalidation.org and is titled “Test.” The body of the message contains the following: Please do not respond to this email. This email is part of a survey by the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Miracle? An 89 year old widow is Internet savvy!
Somehow one does not expect octogenarians to be Internet savvy. My almost 80 year old mom never got to set up the VCR past its blinking clock state, and it’s now obsolete. You can forget about her using email. But look at this remarkable story of Mrs Mary Shauna, still active on the Internet at […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Wong Hui just made me filthy rich!
Time for another editorial. Just received an interesting business proposal from Mr. Wong Hui, and all I can say is that I plan to retire a rich man. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested and get back to me if […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Big Joe Bubba denotes his love for Halvarez from the San Quentin federal prison
After news about Nelson “Halvarez” Brady broke all over the domain blogosphere, we took the liberty to interview a potential future cellmate of Halvarez – Big Joe Bubba. Big Joe Bubba is currently incarcerated in the San Quentin federal prison, after he was sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter, multiple sodomy, arson and grand theft […]
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