Domain scam
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24 Apr 2006
I’ve gotten several calls today from someone calling themselves "Domain Registry Support" about different domains I own. They’re trying to get information about the domains. I tried to play along to find out what information they want to get, but the guy’s english is so bad and his accent so thick that I finally gave up and just hung up.
Once the caller ID showed what appeared to be a SkypeOut or other voip line, but the other time a toll-free number (866-383-0986) was indicated. I Googled the phone number and found that lots of people have been getting the same calls, and the guy wants their fax number.
One or two people have left comments on various blogs saying that they gave the guy their fax numbers and received a bogus domain registration form from them. The form tried to do two things—transfer their existing domain to this company and register some related domains under the .us country code. One comment said that the address on the fax matched one of the bogus invoices from Domain Registry of America, another domain scammer.