Recently several Intunet clients have received emails from the Far East claiming to be a domain name register that is giving them the “opportunity” to register other domains using their existing domain as a keyword. These emails are in reality an attempt to scare domain holders into spending money on other extensions of their domain or enrol on a so called register that will help them protect their rights in the future.
So don’t worry if you receive one of these emails – the recycle bin will be quite willing to accept it!
Here is an example in all its glory:
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We are a Domain Name registration service company, which is a professional Internet Domain Name Registration and dispute resolution organization in China. On Dec.9th,2009, we received HAITONG Investment company’s application that they are registering the name ” horsebitsdorset” as their Internet Keyword and “horsebitsdorset .cn” “horsebitsdorset .com.cn” “horsebitsdorset .asia “domain names etc, It is China and ASIA domain names. But after auditing we found the brand name been used by your company. As the domain name registrar in China, it is our duty to notice you, so I am sending you this Email to check. According to the principle in China, your company is the owner of the trademark. In our auditing time we can keep the domain names safe for you firstly, but our audit period is limited, if you object the third party application these domain names and need to protect the brand in china and Asia by yourself, please let the responsible officer contact us as soon as possible. Thank you!
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