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09-29-2004, 06:30 PM #1Newbie
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Domain Whois ID Theft
Need serious help people, someone stole my whois info and registered a domain, This I found out when I accedently looked up the whois for that domain and the guy is using my email also.
What to do with this people experts, need serious advice.
Thanks in advance!
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09-29-2004, 06:41 PM #2Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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So it is a .info domain?
Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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09-29-2004, 06:43 PM #3
Used your email? Wouldn't that mean you have control?
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09-29-2004, 06:46 PM #4Newbie
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Yes its an info domain, does it mean anything? nameslave
Yes bear I was thinking of that too any more suggestions people please.
I do not want to stole it but thinking of reporting it!
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09-29-2004, 06:58 PM #5
Contact the registrar, and explain the issue. It could be a mistake on thier part.
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09-29-2004, 07:00 PM #6Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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and you have a .com of the same name with eNom?
Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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09-29-2004, 07:01 PM #7Newbie
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Whois info leads me to:
Sponsoring Registrar: R280-LRMS
which leads to :
www.sipence.com
Any suggestions?
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09-29-2004, 07:06 PM #8Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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Yes, they have been registering "free" .info for registrants who have the .com of the same name at eNom but without their permission.
Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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09-29-2004, 07:13 PM #9Newbie
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thanks nameslave but what do you think is the appropriate action?
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09-29-2004, 07:15 PM #10Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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I would suggest complaining to ICANN. They are clearly violating individual registrants' rights, and more seriously, open the latter to potential liability issues.
Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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09-29-2004, 07:25 PM #11Newbie
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I think ID protecting is crucial nowadays.
I would rather call them (domain spammers!)
I'll rather fax ICANN about this issue.
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10-01-2004, 02:48 PM #12Retired Moderator
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this is eNom's doing it i think vi athis sipence.com
around 200+ domains i've noticed myself for me and my customers
wierdBashar Al-Abdulhadi - KuwaitNET Internet Services Serving customers since 1997
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10-01-2004, 04:30 PM #13Junior Guru
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Same happened to me, but the domains haven't showed up in my account?
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10-02-2004, 12:52 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Bashar
this is eNom's doing it i think vi athis sipence.com
around 200+ domains i've noticed myself for me and my customers
wierdDomain Maven
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10-02-2004, 01:04 PM #15Newbie
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Re: Domain Whois ID Theft
Originally posted by jackel
Need serious help people, someone stole my whois info and registered a domain, This I found out when I accedently looked up the whois for that domain and the guy is using my email also.
What to do with this people experts, need serious advice.
Thanks in advance!
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10-02-2004, 01:50 PM #16
They finally got to my domains. 97 of them now have .info versions.
So, do we own these, or is this some form of scam to get you to pay for something you never asked for?
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10-02-2004, 01:54 PM #17Junior Guru
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Afilias (the .info registry) currently has a promotion where registrars can get free .info domains. It looks like eNom is just trying to inflate their market share. As long as we get access to the domains (for free), it doesn't really bother me.
You can see the effect this is having on eNom's numbers here: http://www.registrarstats.com/
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10-02-2004, 02:25 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by ajaspers
Afilias (the .info registry) currently has a promotion where registrars can get free .info domains. It looks like eNom is just trying to inflate their market share. As long as we get access to the domains (for free), it doesn't really bother me.
You can see the effect this is having on eNom's numbers here: http://www.registrarstats.com/Domain Maven
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10-02-2004, 02:41 PM #19Junior Guru
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I agree, they should have given resellers the ability to opt-out.
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10-02-2004, 02:51 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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Seems like a desperate move on enoms part
Domain Maven
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10-03-2004, 06:02 AM #21Web Hosting Master
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haha guys, this is unbelieavable. after hearing enom is giving refunds to etps I was actually considering them.. but not with stunts like this...
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10-03-2004, 07:05 AM #22Web Hosting Master
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Not nearly as bad as GD when they sit back and watch your domain get stolen and do nothing. Or when they tell you to transfer your domain away from them when a person on your mailing list complained to GD and then the person remembered that they signed up for the list but GD doesn't care.
I just checked some of my customers and see this has happened to me also. I don't think it is right and will complain.
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10-03-2004, 07:15 AM #23Retired Moderator
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around 600,000 domains and counting
tomorrow's numbers at webhosting.info gonna increase like hell!Bashar Al-Abdulhadi - KuwaitNET Internet Services Serving customers since 1997
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10-03-2004, 07:17 AM #24Web Hosting Master
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I wonder if their .info "grab" is what may be causing other TLD registrations to be taking so long?
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10-03-2004, 07:30 AM #25Retired Moderator
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database flood
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