Domain name dispute scam

[egilwh]

Here's a scam that I've not seen before, and we were close to being fooled... :( Anyway, after searching the net a bit, I found the exact same text content with many different sneder names and found out that it was a scam.

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Egil
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From: robert [mailto:robert@netservice.hk]
Sent: 9. mars 2009 08:14
To: info_distribusjon
Subject: Fara-Intellectual property rights (To CEO)

Dear CEO,

We are an organization specified at dealing with domain name dispute and registration in Asia.We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.

On Mar.8, 2009,we received a formal application from a company called "Besthot International Holding Ltd" who are applying to register "fara" as their domain names in some countries and Internet trademark.After our initial examination, we found that they have no trademark, Intellectual property, nor patent.But the keyword and domain names they applied for registration are the same with your company's name and trademark.

These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other purposes to buy these domain names.If they are your business partner or distributor in Asia,we will automatically confirm application from your business partner after this audit procedure. Now we have not finished the registration of Besthot company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Robert
Manager of Auditing Department
________________________________________
Hong Kong Auditing Department Office

Web: http://www.wtl.hk.cn
Email: robert@westdns.org (Work time)
robert@netservice.hk (24 Hours)
Tel: ++852-9566 0205
Fax: ++852-3019 8068/ 3187 5699

[Sig]

Do not use time on this, we have been receiving the same mails from "ROBERT"

From: robert <robert@westdns.org>
To: XXXXX
Sent: Mon Mar 23 16:49:02 2009
Subject: XXXXXX -Intellectual property rights (To CEO)
Dear CEO,

We are an organization specified at dealing with domain name dispute and registration in Asia.We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.

On Mar.22, 2009,we received a formal application from a company called "XXXXX" who are applying to register "XXXXX" as their domain names in some countries and Internet trademark.After our initial examination, we found that they have no trademark, Intellectual property, nor patent.But the keyword and domain names they applied for registration are the same with your company's name and trademark.

These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other purposes to buy these domain names.If they are your business partner or distributor in Asia,we will automatically confirm application from your business partner after this audit procedure. Now we have not finished the registration of XXXX company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Robert
Manager of Auditing Department
Hong Kong Auditing Department Office

Web: http://www.wtl.hk.cn

Email: robert@westdns.org (Work time)
robert@netservice.hk (24 Hours)

Tel: ++852-9566 0205

Fax: ++852-3019 8068/ 3187 5699

[AMAO]

thanks for posting about the email scam...I have received a similar email from "Kevin" today. Now I know it's just a scam.
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From: kevin [mailto:kevin@westdns.org]
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 4:05 AM
To: sales
Subject: Fw:Copyright of XXX (To Principal)
Importance: High

Dear President&CEO,

We are a professional internet consultant organization in Asia, we have a pretty important issue needing to confirm with your company. On Apr. 6, 2009, we received an application formally, one company named "Dicome Holdings Ltd" applied for the brand keyword "amarobags" and some domain names (such as, ***.asia / *****.hk / *****.cn ...) with our organization.

During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names' keyword is identical with your trademark. I wonder whether you consigned Dicome Holdings Ltd to register these domain names with us? Or is Dicome Holdings Ltd your business partner or distributor in Asia?

Currently, we have already postponed this application of this company temporarily. Therefore please let the relevant person make a confirmation with me by telephone or email ASAP.

Best Regards,

Kevin Dai
________________________________________
HongKong Office
Web: http://www.wtl.hk.cn
Tel: +(852)_9566_0205
Fax: +(852)_3019_7872
Mail: kevin@westdns.org
kevin.dai@westtechnology.org
 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

[Brainscan666]

I receive this email claiming the same thing as you people.

I suppose it's a scam. Simply delete and work on something else today !!! :-)

--------- Here is the email --------

Dear CEO & Principal,

We are a domain name registration and dispute organization in Asia, which mainly deal with the global company’s domain name registration and internet Intellectual property right’s protection in Asia. Currently, we have a pretty important issue need to confirm with your company.

On December 8, 2009, we received an application formally. One company named "CZHQ Global Holdings, Inc." wanted to applied for the Network Trademark "OurCompanyNameWasHere" and some domain names through our body.

Now we are handling this registration, and we found that the keyword of these domain names and network trademark is identical with your company's. So we have to confirm with you at two points:
1. If your company consign CZHQ Holdings to register these domain names and network trademark, we will send application form to them and help them finish the registration at once.
2. If your company have nothing to do with CZHQ Holdings, they maybe have other purposes to register these domain names and network trademark.

I’d like to confirm with you whether you are the director of this company. If you are, I will feedback some problems to you; if you are not, please forward my words to your company's director. We need your director’s reply. In order to deal with this issue better, please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

Waiting for your reply ASAP.

Best Regards,
Jacky Cheung
Auditing Director
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Hongkong Headquarter:
Tel: 00852-8135-9178
: Fax: 00852-8135-9278
: Email: Jacky@apns.hk
: Web: http://www.apns.hk

[Hugo in Argentina]

I responded on December 8 to the current sender, suspicious but wanting to see what netservice would offer. I am no longer in touch with them, but here is the email exchange to show how they follow up. This thread helped me confirm the scam.

Cheers, Hugo in Argentina

"Dear Hugh,

Thanks for your email.

During the auditing process, we found that you have registered the domain name "simoninternational.com" and relevant trademark. Because domain name takes open registration, this is international domain name registration principle, we have no right to stop their application. This is also the reason we informed you this issue.

If you have no relationship with them, according to our working experience, there are 2 possibilities.
1.Recoer & Atlantic's International is a domain name investment company, they want to register these names before you and sell back to you to gain profits;
2.It may be a commercial method, they register the domain for imitating you web, and invade some market of you, let your customers feel confusion.

If you think these domain names are important to you, we can send the domain name dispute application form to you and help you register these domains within dispute period. But if the original owner company of the domain names has no intention to protect the domain names, we should register the domain names for the applicant.

Hopefully you can give me your decision ASAP so that we can conduct the next step work.


Best Regards,

Wendy Wu
International Auditing Dept
________________________________________
From： Hugh Simon
Time： 2009-12-09 22:39:47
To： wendy.wu@netservice.hk
Cc：
Subject： RE: Internet keyword of simoninternational(To Principal)

Thank you for checking with us about the name Simon International. We have been in the consulting business since 1999 and do not have any relationship with Recoer & Atlantic’s International. The domain name www.simoninternational.com has been ours since then as well.

Best regards,

Hugh Simon
President
Simon International LLC
Tel: (001) 305 467 3405
Fax: (001) 305 428 2629
Buenos Aires Tel: (54911) 6408 0479
www.simoninternational.com

From: Wendy [mailto:wendy@west-network.org]
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:43 PM
To: info
Subject: Internet keyword of simoninternational(To Principal)
Importance: High

Dear President&CEO,

We are a professional internet consultant organization in Asia, we have a pretty important issue needing to confirm with your company. On Dec.8, 2009, we received an application formally, one company named "Recoer & Atlantic's International" applied for the brand keyword "simoninternational" and following domain names:
simoninternational.asia
simoninternational.cn
simoninternational.com.cn
simoninternational.com.hk
simoninternational.hk
simoninternational.net.cn
simoninternational.org.cn
with our organization.

During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names' keyword is identical with your trademark. I wonder whether you consigned Recoer & Atlantic's International to register these domain names with us? Or is Recoer & Atlantic's International your business partner or distributor in Asia?

Currently, we have already postponed this application of this company temporarily. Therefore please let the relevant person make a confirmation with me by telephone or email ASAP.


Best Regards,

Wendy Wu
International Auditing Dept
Web: http://www.wtl.hk.cn
Tel: 00852_9566_0205
00852_9566_0496
Fax: 00852_3071_7730
Mail: wendy@west-network.org
wendy.wu@netservice.hk"

[Unregistered]

From: "eric.ma" <eric.ma@nz-org.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:18:08 +0800
To: xxx
ReplyTo: eric@nz-asia.com
Subject: Internet copyright of "xxx" and Ehuoikv company.

Dear President & CEO,

We are an organization specified at dealing with domain name dispute and registration in Asia. We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.

On June 15, 2011, we received an application formally, one company named "Ehuoikv Holding Ltd" applied for the Network Brand "xxx" and some domain names with our organization.

After checking, we found your company is the original trademark owner. If your company has no relationship with that company nor did authorize that company, so their behavior will conflict with your interests, please give us your reply within 7 workdays, if we can't get any information from your side over 7 workdays, we will unconditionally approve their application. (If you are NOT President, please forward this to your President & CEO, because this is urgent. Thanks.)
Best Regards,

Eric
Auditing Director
Web: http://www.nz-asia.com
Tel:+86 21 54383516
Fax:+86 21 34628491
Mail: eric@nz-asia.com

[Unregistered]

Internet Copyright--Regarding mainstreamenergy(TO CEO)
sophia <sophia@west-network.org>

Dear President/CEO,

We are an organization specified at dealing with domain name dispute and registration in Asia. We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.

Today we received a formal application from a company called Ganman Investment Co, who applied to register "mainstreamenergy" as their domain name in some countries and network brand. During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names' keyword is identical with your trademark. I wonder whether you consigned Ganman Investment Co to register these domain names with us? Or is Ganman Investment Co your business partner or distributor in Asia?

Currently, we have already postponed this application of this company temporarily. Therefore please let the relevant person make a confirmation with me by telephone or email ASAP.

Best Regards
Sophia Yu
Auditing Department(HK Office)
________________________________________
Tel: 00852-3069-77-56 Fax: 00852-3069-69-40
Email:sophia@netservice.hk
sophia@west-network.org
Website:http://www.link-center.org
 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
The information contained in this communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.

[Unregistered]

Here it is.... I too wonder how many hapless victims these guys have gotten. Well done on bringing the search for west-network.org and other clues about these scammers to the top of google.

Dear CEO,
Sorry to trouble you. We had discussed the case about your company's domain names. We did not receive your reply until now. If so,
we will think you have given up these domain names.So we will help that company register these domain names after 3 workdays.
That company will become the legal owner of these domain names in the world. We had notified you, so we are not responsible for any
dispute questions about intellectual property right and trade mark after they succeed in registration. If you have further questions, please
contact us within 3 workdays.
Best Regards,

Gary
Manager of Auditing Department
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Dear CEO,
We are an organization specified at dealing with domain name dispute and registration in Asia.We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.

On June,8, 2011, we received an application formally, one company named "Monation Holding Ltd" applied for the Internet keyword "all-tech " and some domain names with our organization.

After checking, we found your company is the original trademark owner. If the company's action haven't been authorized by your company ,so their behavior will conflict with your interests. In order to deal with the matter better,please contact us ASAP.Thanks.

Best Regards,

Gary
Manager of Auditing Department
________________________________________
Email: gary@west-network.org (Work time)
gary@netservice.hk (24 Hours)
Tel: ++852 3069 7756
Fax: ++852 3069 6940

[Unregistered]

It's still going strong.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Jiang [mailto:tim.jiang@asiatld-nic.org]
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:57 PM
To:
Subject: Re: RE: Regarding "domain name" dispute

Dear ,

This is Tim Jiang, very sorry to disturb you again. Today I just received the notice from our registry service department, our registry service department will finish the “domain name” disputable registration in the following 3 workdays. But, we have not received your exact reply. As a registry service organization, it’s our duty to avoid the cybersquatting in bad faith. Due to that, we need to the final confirmation, and that’s part of our work.

If you company doesn’ need to register these domain names, pls confirm that you will not follow this case within 2 workdays. If you don’t confirm, we may think your company give up these domain names contently. If you need to protect these domain names, pls contact me within 2 workdays, we will send the registry procedure and application form to you at the first time after receiving your message. Thanks for your cooperation.

Best Regards,

Tim Jiang

Room515-516, No.258 Green Ark Building, North Yunhe Road,
Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
Tel: 0086 21 37529315 Fax: 0086 21 37529316

www.asiatld-nic.org <http://www.asiatld-nic.org/>

[Unregistered]

Receive this a while back and again today. Note the web address. It has not been reviewed by Symantec.

Dear CEO,


Sorry to trouble you. We had discussed the case about your company's domain names. We did not receive your reply until now. If so, we will think you have given up these domain names.So we will help that company register these domain names after 3 workdays. That company will become the legal owner of these domain names in the world. We had notified you, so we are not responsible for any dispute questions about intellectual property right and trade mark after they succeed in registration. If you have further questions, please contact us within 3 workdays.

Best Regards,

Chris Ma
Manager of Auditing Department

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Dear CEO,

We are an organization specified at dealing with Internet Copyright dispute and registration in Asia.We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.

On Jul,27, 2011, we received an application formally, one company named "Enration Holding Ltd" applied for the Internet keyword "sousacorp" and some URLs with our organization.After our initial examination, we found that they have no trademark, Intellectual property, nor patent.But the keyword and URLs they applied for registration are the same with your company's name and trademark.

These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other purposes to buy these URLs.If they are your business partner or distributor in Asia,we will automatically confirm application from your business partner after this audit procedure. Now we have not finished the registration of Enration company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Chris Ma
Manager of Auditing Department

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Link Network Center
Web: www.link-center.org
Email: chris@skasiadnr.net
Tel: 00852-3069--7756
Fax: 00852-3069--6940

[Unregistered]

Dear CEO,

Please find my mail below. Could you please kindly check ?
I don't know why I didn't receive your reply so long. This matter relates to your intellectual property, so need to confirm whether that company was consigned by you. Waiting for your reply.


Best Regards,

Frank Lee
Manager of Auditing Department
________________________________________

Dear CEO,

We are an organization specified at dealing with Internet Copyright dispute and registration in Asia.We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.

On Oct,31, 2011, we received an application formally, one company named "Beihong Holding Ltd" applied for the Internet keyword "raumedic" and some URLs with our organization.

After checking, we found your company is the original trademark owner. If the company's action haven't been authorized by your company ,so their behavior will conflict with your interests. In order to deal with the matter better,please contact us ASAP.Thanks.

Best Regards,

Frank Lee
Manager of Auditing Department
________________________________________
WEST DNR
Web: www.westdnr.org
Email: frank@skasiadnr.net
Tel: 00852/3069 /7756
Fax: 00852/3069 /6940

[Unregistered]

From: henry [mailto:henry@west-holdings.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 8:02 AM
To: care
Subject: Re: Inquire the tradename XXX(Urgent)
Importance: High

Dear Principal,

We are an organization specified at dealing with Internet Copyright dispute and registration in Asia.We have something important need to confirm with your company.

Yesterday, one company named "Asiaplan Investment Ltd" applied for the Internet Brand "XXX" and some URLs with our organization.

Because the URLs and Internet Brand may relate to the usufruct of trademark on internet,we need to confirm whether that company was consigned by you or they are your business partner or distributor. In order to deal with the matter better,please contact us ASAP.

Best Regards,
Henry Luo
Auditing Department(HK Office)
________________________________________
West Technology Center
Tel: 00852-30697-756 Fax: 00852-30696-940
Email:henry@wanyinet.com
henry@west-holdings.net
Website:http://www.westdnr.org

[Unregistered]

Many thanks for confirming my suspicions about these emails. They are persistent cusses.