An imposter pretended to be another domain broker. Here are some tips to avoid becoming a victim. On Christmas Eve I published a podcast with Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja. Bill told the story of how someone pretending to be domain name broker Tracy ... Continue Reading6 Comments
The Chinese trademark domain name scam in its entirety
· UncategorizedAn email-by-email look at this common scam. By now you are probably familiar with the trademark domain name scam. A company sends an email informing you that someone is trying to register domain names containing your trademark (or matching your ... Continue Reading71 Comments
Asia Trademark Domain Scam Now Spoofing WIPO
· Policy & LawScam ups the ante by pretending to be World Intellectual Property Organization. The Trademark Domain Name Scam is upping the ante, now pretending to be an email sent from World Intellectual Property Organization. In this scam, an entity that usually ... Continue Reading8 Comments