Comments on: Domain Name Scams - Mainstream 0870 850 2820 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/ PHP/MySQL, REALbasic, Javascript Developer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Clive http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-13169 Clive Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:39:13 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-13169 Talking of 'scams' and all things illegal. Rob Kay, your use of someone else's email address to sign me up to porn sites. Do you class that as the actions of a "scumbags"? It's illegal after all. Just wondering Talking of ’scams’ and all things illegal. Rob Kay, your use of someone else’s email address to sign me up to porn sites. Do you class that as the actions of a “scumbags”? It’s illegal after all. Just wondering

]]> By: Barry Kelly http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-8084 Barry Kelly Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:21:46 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-8084 Hi all, it seems www.loovar.co.uk is now down. Hopefully they've ceased trading, or should I say ceased scamming. No doubt they'll pop up with a new trading name and website to match yet still use the old lines to catch you out. Beware! Barry --------- Hi all, it seems www.loovar.co.uk is now down. Hopefully they’ve ceased trading, or should I say ceased scamming. No doubt they’ll pop up with a new trading name and website to match yet still use the old lines to catch you out. Beware!

Barry
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]]> By: Rob Lancaster http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-8083 Rob Lancaster Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:53:18 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-8083 A recent update on this. We have been contacted by a company who must be using the same script to get registrations! www.eworldformations.com 0870 067 0337 (same number as eworldfoundations.com who are listed in your scam database) I'd previously been contacted by a similar company and the script sounded very familiar. I asked the 'Legal Representative' Jackie Roberts from EworldFormations.com how I could be sure this was not simply a scam to try to frighten us into registering multiple domain names similar to ours? And that If we did start registering similar sounding domain names, that I could very easily produce a list of 100 plus! This seemed to rattle her cage somewhat! She very angrily pointed out that she was simply making us aware of this situation and that because of my query she would now proccess the other persons registrations! What is the legal position with this? Can these companies be shutdown? A recent update on this.

We have been contacted by a company who must be using the same script to get registrations!

www.eworldformations.com
0870 067 0337 (same number as eworldfoundations.com who are listed in your scam database)

I’d previously been contacted by a similar company and the script sounded very familiar. I asked the ‘Legal Representative’ Jackie Roberts from EworldFormations.com how I could be sure this was not simply a scam to try to frighten us into registering multiple domain names similar to ours? And that If we did start registering similar sounding domain names, that I could very easily produce a list of 100 plus!

This seemed to rattle her cage somewhat! She very angrily pointed out that she was simply making us aware of this situation and that because of my query she would now proccess the other persons registrations!

What is the legal position with this? Can these companies be shutdown?

]]> By: David Hurst http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4997 David Hurst Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:07:46 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4997 TO EVERYONE POSTING ON THIS PAGE I am very grateful that you have contributed to this article. As a result of its success, I have launched a website to specifically deal with this topic at www.domainscams.co.uk. All the content and posts here are now copied to that website, so please post your comments and experiences there. Everyone that has commented above has been sent a password to login to the new website. If you need this re-sent, please let me know by email or through this page. Thanks! David TO EVERYONE POSTING ON THIS PAGE

I am very grateful that you have contributed to this article. As a result of its success, I have launched a website to specifically deal with this topic at www.domainscams.co.uk.

All the content and posts here are now copied to that website, so please post your comments and experiences there.

Everyone that has commented above has been sent a password to login to the new website. If you need this re-sent, please let me know by email or through this page.

Thanks!

David

]]> By: Samantha Lacey http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4971 Samantha Lacey Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:48:14 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4971 Just to let you know, I have been refunded the full amount I paid!! As I said they have to abide by the Distance Shipping Act, and I have also reported it to trading standards. Just to let you know, I have been refunded the full amount I paid!! As I said they have to abide by the Distance Shipping Act, and I have also reported it to trading standards.

]]> By: barry hirst http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4834 barry hirst Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:24:57 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4834 Those of you who have been scammed.....please contact Trading Standards at Swansea . The contact is David Picken....Telephone 01792 636000. He is collating all the evidence against these Scammers. They will not stop until they are prosecuted! Those of you who have been scammed…..please contact Trading Standards at Swansea .
The contact is David Picken….Telephone 01792 636000. He is collating all the evidence against these Scammers. They will not stop until they are prosecuted!

]]> By: Samantha Lacey http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4813 Samantha Lacey Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:44:07 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4813 Interestingly, as I unfortunately did pay these scummers - just for your information, the payment has come up on my card as 'Streamline Mobiles'. Interestingly, as I unfortunately did pay these scummers - just for your information, the payment has come up on my card as ‘Streamline Mobiles’.

]]> By: Trish http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4812 Trish Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:59:20 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4812 I suspect, Samantha, that they are targetting people who they don't think are internet savvy! I'm not surprised that people are getting conned - they almost got me with the time pressure and the very convincing arguments of Mr Price, but I was checking on line as I spoke to him and seeing the domain names were actually still available (although he tried to give me an answer for that) and something was smelling really badly. Coupled, off course, with the knowledge that a domain name by iteself doesn't guarantee people will ever find the business on the internet! David - if you want any help getting these guys let me know! I suspect, Samantha, that they are targetting people who they don’t think are internet savvy!

I’m not surprised that people are getting conned - they almost got me with the time pressure and the very convincing arguments of Mr Price, but I was checking on line as I spoke to him and seeing the domain names were actually still available (although he tried to give me an answer for that) and something was smelling really badly. Coupled, off course, with the knowledge that a domain name by iteself doesn’t guarantee people will ever find the business on the internet!

David - if you want any help getting these guys let me know!

]]> By: Samantha Lacey http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4811 Samantha Lacey Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:52:56 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4811 Just to confirm Trish I also run a livery yard and riding school so yes they must be targetting equine enterprises!! Just to confirm Trish I also run a livery yard and riding school so yes they must be targetting equine enterprises!!

]]> By: Trish http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4753 Trish Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:21:47 +0000 http://www.davidhurst.co.uk/2007/06/06/domain-name-scams-mainstream-0870-850-2820/#comment-4753 Seems like they are targetting animal businesses - I run the website for a Livery Yard, and was contacted by the owner in a panic yesterday after a very helpful man from London Office of Verifications and Registrations rang him saying he had 29 minutes left in which to block someone setting up a new riding school in the area from using all available Limebrook website names...... You know the rest! It had to be a scam - if you're setting up a stables the last thing you do is spend a fortune on website names. Luckily the matter was passed to me. I told them to get lost. I have reported it to Trading Standards - these people are scum! Seems like they are targetting animal businesses - I run the website for a Livery Yard, and was contacted by the owner in a panic yesterday after a very helpful man from London Office of Verifications and Registrations rang him saying he had 29 minutes left in which to block someone setting up a new riding school in the area from using all available Limebrook website names…… You know the rest!

It had to be a scam - if you’re setting up a stables the last thing you do is spend a fortune on website names. Luckily the matter was passed to me. I told them to get lost.

I have reported it to Trading Standards - these people are scum!

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