Namesilo, wake up : KZRA.com is a stolen domain name!

Posted by DomainGang on July 24, 2017, at 12:22 am

The domain KZRA.com has been stolen from its rightful owner, Christian Calvin, founder of Plenty Of Brands. The aged four letter .com domain was moved unlawfully, away from GoDaddy to NameSilo. The Indian thief is using the email address domain9058235@gmail.com which is also matched to the domain Teenhub.com; we’d assume the latter is stolen as […]

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This is why domain trading is not recommended : Bar.org traded for Kisses.net

Posted by DomainGang on July 10, 2017, at 2:58 pm

Trading domains is not something that domain investors should engage in. The stolen domain, Bar.org, was traded for Kisses.net, leading to a more complex situation. If Bar.org, a stolen domain asset, had been sold for money, the loss would have been monetary and depending on the payment method, the funds could be retrievable. However, when […]

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Warning : Stolen domains Bar.org, Quit.org, WMW.org and UAL.net

Posted by DomainGang on July 7, 2017, at 1:54 pm

A batch of domains were stolen from the NameCheap account of their legitimate owner. The list of names includes Bar.org, Quit.org, WMW.org and UAL.net. There are several more linked to that same NameCheap account that are of secondary value. We spoke with the owner who alerted us to the fact; these domains were resold via […]

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Domain crime : Get your domains away from AOL, Yahoo and Hotmail accounts fast!

Posted by DomainGang on July 6, 2017, at 6:33 pm

Global alert : Domain hackers are attempting to steal domains, where the registrant uses AOL, Yahoo or Hotmail accounts. There have been numerous instances of such attempts and even successful domain theft incidents that we’re aware of. Changing one’s managing accounts to secure free email providers such as Gmail or ProtonMail is the first step […]

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Domain crime : 988.com is a stolen domain name!

Posted by DomainGang on June 30, 2017, at 12:46 pm

The premium domain 988.com has been confirmed to be stolen; anyone claiming to be in possession of it currently is the thief. How did this happen? The domain’s legitimate owner, Mr. Luo, is a California resident and for months he’s been pestered by a cybercriminal who gained access to his domain accounts. In a shocking […]

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Alert : HIX.com is a stolen domain name currently

Posted by DomainGang on June 2, 2017, at 11:21 am

Warning: The domain name HIX.com has been stolen. Its legitimate owner is being represented by ESQwire.com and the domainer-friendly law firm is in the process of getting it back. There are, however, some interesting points to outline in this domain-related crime. Jozsef Hollosi acquired HIX.com in 1994, setting up a personal web site called Hollosi […]

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Alert: TNTG.com is a stolen domain name

Posted by DomainGang on May 27, 2017, at 10:19 am

The domain name TNTG.com has been stolen, and its current registrant is under investigation. They allege that they bought the domain on a Turkish domain forum. Mr. Lloyd Joseph, of the Technology Group, a Virtualization and Cloud Solutions Provider in the UK, confirmed the theft with us yesterday. “It is a company asset, and we’d like […]

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Black rice : Stolen domains concern the Chinese investor community

Posted by DomainGang on May 7, 2017, at 9:41 pm

During the past two years, the proliferation of the short domain market in Asia and China in particular, generated millions of dollars in sales. The majority of those numbers come from sales of LL .com domains, but LLL/NNN .com and LLLL/NNNN .com domains also contribute to the sales volume. Chinese investors went “gaga” over this […]

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Stolen domain LDW.com was recovered via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on May 3, 2017, at 11:10 am

The formerly stolen three letter .com domain, LDW.com, has been recovered via the UDRP process. Its Chinese registrant, Stella Chang, did not respond to this UDRP. The Complainant is LDW Software, LLC of San Francisco, California, USA, and its founder, Arthur Humphrey who registered the domain LDW.com in 1996. According to the complaint: “The Complainant […]

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Emerge.com : Confirmed to be a stolen domain name

Posted by DomainGang on March 22, 2017, at 2:51 pm

The domain name Emerge.com has been confirmed as stolen, after its legitimate owner was contacted for further details. Eagle-eyed members of NamePros raised their concerns about the validity of statements regarding Emerge.com, in a domain evaluation thread. Someone claiming to have acquired Emerge.com for “less than $500” at a drop, used the domain hijacking method […]

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EDP.com : Stolen domain taken from its Chinese thief via UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on November 4, 2016, at 9:30 am

A Chinese domain thief was forced to return the stolen domain EDP.com via the UDRP process. Back in July, we wrote about the Portuguese company EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. filing the case; we correctly speculated that the domain, which had been transferred away to the Chinese domain registrar, Ename, had been stolen. In […]

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Cybercrime : Chinese domain thief continues political charades and anti-USA rhetoric

Posted by DomainGang on November 3, 2016, at 5:24 pm

A Chinese cybercriminal who stole several domains from domain investor, Chris Goh, continued his anti-USA rhetoric and threats. Instead of showing remorse over the domain theft, the Chinese thief justified his crime as “payback” for alleged crimes that the USA has committed or is committing. “The people of the world have to see the United […]

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