thanks for bloging this – very useful. just got the same email from michael@domaininasia.net

STOP FOOLING PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!

STOP FOOLING PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!

STOP FOOLING PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!

STOP FOOLING PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!

I second that , I have just recevied the same email from Venus.Yuan@domaininasia.org.

Looks quite convincing

Thanks for the comments. In fact it is probably the same company (or similar bogus hosting firms) who are trying to rip off people by using new identities. A quick whois look up reveals that both domaininasia.org and domaininasia.net have been registered on January 2nd, 2008…

*No no no! we are an honest company! we don’t want to screw you…*

Well…
Same case here. They wrote our company using hebe.chen@domaininasia.net address.

Sigh… again bad business practises via the Internet.

We just got the same scam from “Steve Hua” of “MP-China.org.cn” and “Shanghai MP Network Solutions Co., Ltd.”

A brief postscript to my earlier post: If you want to know if someone posing as a DN registrar is legitimate, go to http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html

Just received the same email from lance.chen@domaininasia.org

thanks for blogging this. it really had me alerted

Just one more.

Dear CEO,
We are Asia Domain Name Registration Limited, which is the Internet Registration Center (Asia DNR) in Asia. We have something
important need to confirm with your company.On the Jan 9 , 2008, we received an application formally. One company named “Hutmyt
Holdings Limited” applied for the internet trademark keyword
“Pip”
and the domain names
pip.hk
pip.asia etc.
These days we are dealing with it, After our initial examination, we found that the internet trademark keyword and domain names
applied for registration are as same as your company’s name and trademark. hope to get the affirmation of your company because that
may relate to your intellectual property on internet. Now we have not finished the registration of Hutmyt company yet, in order to deal
with this issue better, please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Gary.Feng
Sponsoring Registrar:
Asia Domain Name Registration Limited
Tel: 00852-3075 9838
fax: 00852-3177 1520
00852-3177 1510
Email:Gary.Feng@asiadnegistry.org
Website:www.asiadnr.org http://www.asiadnregistry.org

I just got the same from gordon.xiang@mp-china.org.cn

Thanks to Kodjo for commenting on our blog where we had posted about this for a second time. http://www.rentaspider.com/2008/01/domain-name-adds-supplemental-notes.html

It may be that the scammers are in India, or as I responded they may only be trying to appear that they are in India. In either case a Chinese registrar is involved and so we will continue to call this a “Chinese scam” until the facts can be known. Frankly, I was surprised that something like this COULD be from China, but there are criminals everywhere, arn’t there…? I am subscribing to be notified of futher comments posted here and will update my blog as needed when the scam is ended and the scammers locked up. It is good they are reading the messages here, so they can start to understand what they are doing is dishonest and wrong!

And thanks for the tip about the address for service @ cnnic.cn. I have forwarded them the message with the headers so they can take action.

And another one trying to hit Australian companies. Looks like Mr Feng has a few relatives in the same industry.

Dear CEO,
We are China Net Technology Limited, which is the Internet Registration Center (CNNET) in Asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.On the Jan 20 , 2008, we received an application formally. One company named “Hutmyt Holdings Limited” applied for the
internet trademark keyword
“Syphonics”
and the domain names
syphonics.cn
syphonics.com.cn
syphonics.hk
syphonics.mobi
syphonics.net.cn
syphonics.asia etc.”
These days we are dealing with it, After our initial examination, we found that the internet trademark keyword and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company’s name and trademark. hope to get the affirmation of your company because that may relate to your intellectual property on internet. Now we have not finished the registration of Hutmyt company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Jim.feng
Sponsoring Registrar:
China Net Technology Limited
Tel: +852-3075 9838
Fax: +852-3177 1520
+852-3177 1510
Email:Jim.feng@china-net.hk
Website:www.cnnet.hk

Thanks very much for this. I just received the same email for one of my domains.

when i ping their website, i get 218.16.121.19 it’s located in china… is asiadnr legitimate? or also a scam?

We got it too.

Sponsoring Registrar:
Asia Domain Name Registration Limited.
Tel:+(852)3075 9838
Fax:+(852)3177 1520
Email: rodney.gong@dnrcenter.org

Website: http://www.asiadnr.org

Same shit from: janny.yu@dnrcenter.org
The text is a little-bit adjusted to make it non traceable

Dear Manager,

We are Asia Domain Name Registration Limited, which is the domain name register center in China.I have something need to confirm with you.
we have received an application formally,one company named “MetHor Holdings Limited” applies for the domain names( dummyname.cn, dummyname.com.cn , dummyname.tv , dummyname.asia etc.) and the internet Brand Name(dummyname)on the internet Feb XX, 200X. We have to know the opinion of your company, because the domain names and keywords may relate to the usufruct of brand name on internet.
we would like to get the affirmation of your company,please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible. PLease let someone in your company who is responsible for trademark or intellEctual right contact Me freely.

Best Regards,

Janny.Yu
Sponsoring Registrar:
Asia Domain Name Registration Limited.
Tel:+(852)3075 9_838
Fax:+(852)3177 1_520
Email: janny.yu@dnrcenter.org
Website: http://www.asiadnr.org

Thank goodness for this website! If I had not found you someone I work with would have responded to this scam. Mine came from:

Jesse.Chen
Sponsoring Registrar:
Asia Domain Name Registration Limited.
Tel: 00852-3075 9838
Fax:00852-3177 1520
00852-3177 1510
Email: jesse@asiaip.org
Website:www.asiadnr.org?

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government takes a very dim view on this type of Internet Scam. You can report these people to http://www.police.gov.hk/hkp-home/english/tcd/contact.htm

Regards

We’ve received 2 of these, the latest arrived this morning.

Our latest is from:

Andy.yang

Registration Commissioner

Beijing HKZC Co., Ltd

Tel: +8610 82771675 +602

Fax: +8610 82771640

Email: andy.yang@bjhknet.cn

I have received one this morning, same content as the one above, from:

byron.ke@dnrcenter.org

Byron Ke
Intellectual Property Senior Consultant.

Tel: +852-3059 3099? +852-3075 9838
Fax: +852-3177 1520 +852-3177 1510
Email: byron.ke@dnrcenter.org
website:http://www.asiadnr.net

After reading this blog I decided BETTER no reply.
Thanks!

we have received similiar emails from,

Hayee zhao
Auditing Department
TEL: 00852-3059 3057 00852-8122 6293
FAX: 00852-3059 3080 00852-8125 7328
Email: Hayee.zhao@shundajishu.net.cn
Web: http://www.netinchina.org.cn

and

bruce.Che
Sponsoring Registrar: China Net Technology Limited
Tel:00852-30593099
Fax:00852?31771520

Just recd. one of these – thanks guys for all the info.

And just gave godaddy some business thanks to these monkeys – setting me back by a 100 bucks.

V

My company receives the same messages from “netinchina.hk” too, a lady by the name of Winnie Chen, and when I called her nearing to 12pm asian time, her voice is still sleepy.

Dear Lance,

Sorry to trouble you! I am Winnie. We had discussed the case about your company’s domain names. We did not receive your reply until now. Now it will come to the auditing period,If so, we will think you have given up these domain names. So we will help Nanstart company register these domain names after 2 workdays. Nanstart 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 would like to register by yourselves, pls contact us within 2 workdays.

Best Regards,

Winnie

Gosh …

Here is one i received last week (i removed company info). thanks for this blog!

Dear CEO,
?
We are the domain name registration organization in Asia, which mainly deal
with international company’s in Asia. We have something important need to
confirm with your company.
?
On the?pr.?8 2008, we received an application formally. One company named
“Hugu Holdings Limited” wanted to register following Domain names:
.asia
.cn
.com.cn
.hk
.net.cn
.org.cn
.tw
Internet?rand keyword:

through our body.
?
After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names
applied for registration are as same as 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 aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not
finished the registration of?Hugu Holdings Limited yet, in order to deal
with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as
possible.
?
?
?
Best Regards,
?
Jenny

Auditing Department
Tel:?00852 8122 6293??
Fax: 00852 8125 7328??
?eb:?YPERLINK “http://www.china-net.hk/”?ww.domaininasia.com
Email: HYPERLINK “mailto:jenny@cnnet.hk.cn”jenny@cnnet.hk.cn
??????HYPERLINK
“mailto:jenny.xiao@china-net.hk.cn”jenny.xiao@china-net.hk.cn
????YPERLINK “http://www.netinchina.org.cn/”

here’s another collectors item:-

Best Regards,

Michael.Hu (Auditing Chairman)
China Net Technology Limited
Tel: +852-3059 3099 ?Fax:+852-3177 1520
Email: Michael.Hu@china-net.hk
Website: http://www.china-net.hk ? http://www.cnirc.hk Add: 3A, Units 20/F, Far East Consortium Bldg., 121 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong

Hi there,
yeah, relly good that this blog is high on google when searching for that company. on april 1st the company i work for got a mail from gary.feng@asiaip.org with the above content, on may 15th a partner company got the same mail from Angor.Huang@dnrservice.hk
today i tried copying some contents out of the mail from april 1st an microsoft outlook crashed again and again – so beware, best you put the mail to quarantaine or delete it straight away (or if you need to send it to someone, make a screenshot).
regards!
kkb

I recieved a similar email from:
Rick Song
Sponsoring Registrar: Domain names auditing department
Tel: +852-3059 3099 +852-3075 9838
Fax: +852-3177 1520 +852-3177 1510
Email: Rick@dnrservice.hk
Website: http://www.asiadnr.org

same mail, this time the company that wanted to register the domain names is “Triphong International Holdings Ltd”
the mail was sent by
Hong Kong Office:
TEL: 00852-8122 6293 (Direct)
00852 3059 3057 (Office)
FAX: 00852 3059 3080

Email: Alice@asiadm.hk.cn |
Web: http://www.asiadnr.org

goog blog.

Thanks for posting this notice. I’ve recieved the same email from a Mike Huia mike.huia@dnrnic.com
reportedly from China-Net.HK
Exactly the same jibberish as reported by other people

At least now I have nothing to worry about.

Now they are attempting to threaten with legal action when I ignored their emails…

Dear Jason,

we have already finished the registration for you, but now you don’t want to pay,I feel very angry. We have dealt with lots of clients like you and never worry about this. I have forwarded this matter to our legal department, you will receive the court summons soon. We will use the application form with your signature and the conversations to prosecute. I think the prosecute costs won’t be less than the registration fees. What’s more, we will put our action on Google and will screen your asia market to let all of the world people know your company. at the same time, we are selling these domains on the website http://www.domainpricing.com.I believe there must be many people would like to pay for these domains.

Best Regards,
Lance Chen
Auditing Director
Hong Kong Office
Tel: +(852)-3059-3057
Fax: +(852)-3059-3080
Email:lance.chen@asiadns.net.cn
Web: http://www.domaininasia.com

[...] websites that reports the same scamming pattern : http://blog.sinohosting.net/beware-of-chinese-domain-names-fraud/ [...]

Thanks everyone for feedback.

I am from Greece the same thing happened in my company as well. Again thanks for blogging about this very usefull.

Yeap, we received the same email from Rick Song.

Domain names auditing department
Add: 3A, Units 20/F, Far East Consortium Bldg., 121 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong
Tel:+(852)3075 9838
Fax:+(852)3177 1520
Email: Rick@dnrcenter.net
Website: http://www.china-net.hk

I’m a deputy of one foreign enterprise in China, last year we protected our domains by Beijing hkzc Co.,Ltd and prevent others grabbing successfuly, our business shows a huge increasing and pepole know more about our products and company via the new domains regsitration. so I think whether it’s fraud or not, the key is whether you realize the domain registration is important or not for you now days.

I received this email today.

—– Original Message —–

From: tony.liang@westech.hk.cn

To: enquiry

Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:18

Subject: Re: optic-point—Intellectual property rights (To Principal)

Dear Principal,

We are the domain name registration organization in HongKong, which mainly deal with international company’s in Asia.We have something important need to confirm through your company.

On the July 9, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named ” Koyee International Holdings Ltd ” wanted to register following Domain names:
optic-point.asia
optic-point.cn
optic-point.com.cn
optic-point.com.my
optic-point.hk
optic-point.tw

Internet keywords: optic-point
through our body.

After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as 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 aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of Koyee International Holdings Ltd company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please let the Principal contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Tony Liang

I received one from:

Paker Lin.
Director.

Tel: 00852-3059-3057 00852-8122 6293
Fax: 00852-3059-3080 00852-8125 7328
Email: paker.lin@asiadm.org.cn
Email: paker@westech.hk.cn
Web: http://www.westtechnology.asia

thanks for the posting. one of our users received a similar email. glad to see other’s are aware of this scam.

here’s what I received:

—Message no.1 below—
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: scott scott@xing-guo.org.cn
Date: Mon Jul 28 2008 at 5:11 AM
Subject: Notice Of Cybersquatting
To: cabinetp cabinetp@tofan.ro

Dear Manager

We Shanghai Xingguo Network Service an domain name registration organization which commit to helping the overseas
customer to register CN domain and internet brand authorized by China Internet Network.

On July.28th.2008 We formally received an application from a company named VATEN co.Ltd who want to register tofan
name as their own Internet Brand and and CN domain name. Howeverby our Auditing department confirmedyour company is the
original trademark holder for it .You enjoy the priority to register and protect themaccording to the China Registration Principles.
That is why i inform you this matter.

In order to avoid future disputes and protect your brand from illegally infringed by others on internetplease feel free to contact me ASAP.

Best wishes

Scott Han
Auditing Department
Shanghai xingguo net technology co.ltd
Tel:+( 86)-21-6482-8692
Fax:+( 86)-21-6482-9517
Email: scott@xing-guo.org.cn
Internet: http://www.xing-guo.org.cn
—Message no.1 above—

—Message no.2 below—
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: scott@xing-guo.org.cn
Date: 2008/7/29
Subject: re:Re: Notice Of Cybersquatting
To: ???@tofan.ro

Dear Sir

Glad to receive your letter
Refiering to VATEN co.Ltd I know they are a new company located in HongKong according to application formbut I have no rights to open their details without their permission otherwise we will be prosecuted In law.Based on the former such cases to large extent they want to promote their products on internet taking use of your web site. Their registration intends to cause confusion on web site and also take serious effect to your business.

The price of these Internet Brand and domain names is following :
tofan is 99 eruo/per year
tofan.cn is 39 eruo/per year
tofan.com.cn is 39 eruo/per year
tofan.asia is 60 eruo/ per year
tofan.hk is 50 eruo/ per year

If your company want to protect and register it let me know and i will send you the applicatino form we will use it to dismissed the application of VATEN co.Ltd and then we will finish the registration for your company according to your information on the form.

If you have any questionplease feel free to contact me

Have a good day

Scott Han
——–????——–
???:???@tofan.ro
????:2008-07-28 17:04:21
???:scott@xing-guo.org.cn
???:(?)
??:Re: Notice Of Cybersquatting
—Message no.2 above—

—Message no.3 below—
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: scott@xing-guo.org.cn
Date: 2008/7/30
Subject: Application form
To: ???@tofan.ro

Dear Adrian

Glad to receive your letter again
The first thing we need to do is to dismiss their application by the application form which I have send you by attachment.

Second When received the application form our technology department will register for your company according to your information on the application form.

ThirdlyI will send you the invoice by attachment please make the payment in 3 workdays after you recieve itand then send me the payment
proof for my accountant needs it to check this payment at bank.

Lastwhen we received the payment proof we will link these domain names to your web site and send you the Certificate of Registration(E-Cert)
And at that time you will be the legal and unique owner for these internet brand and domain names in the world. and these domain name and internet brand are protected by the law of register in Chinaso your company
can enjoy our counterpart service such as domain names transformation management dispute promotion and so on.

The attachment is application form please check it . You can choose the domain name which have the beneficial for your company on the form. Pl fill it out and send it back before 4th August.

If you have any questionplease feel free to contact me

Have a good day

Scott Han

——–????——–
???:???@tofan.ro
????:2008-07-29 19:40:26
???:scott@xing-guo.org.cn
???:(?)
??:Re: Re: Notice Of Cybersquatting
—Message no.3 above—

—Message no.4 below—
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: scott scott@xing-guo.org.cn
Date: 2008/7/30
Subject: invoce
To: ???@tofan.ro

Dear Adrian
I am very glad to receive your letter quickly
I have received your application form and then forwarded them to my technology department they have put on record for your company.Meanwhile they will finish the registration for your company according to
your information on the form .

I also send you the invoice by attachment please check it. and Pl make the payment before 5th August.
and send me the payment proof for my accountant needs it to check this payment at bank.
when we received it within 15 workdays i will send you the Certificate of Registration(E-Cert).

If you have any questionplease feel free to contact me

Yours Sincerely

Scott Han

—————————————-

——————————————————————————–

—————————————————————–

?????35??????
—Message no.4 above—

The attached invoice has the following text (my company name is omitted on purpose in this form)

Billhead

Invoice No.: 20080730136
Date July 30th 2008

From: Shanghai xingguo net technology ltd

Description
Domain name tofan.cn – single price 39 euro/year – period 5 years – total amount 195 euros

Internet brand tofan – single price 99 euro/year – period 5 years – total amount 495 euros
TOTAL AMOUNT – 690 EURO

Payment method: T/T
Bank Details
Receiving EUR Payment at Bank of Shanghai
Beneficiary A/C No: 3168 7403 0006 25085
Beneficiary name: Shanghai xingguo net technology ltd
Bank name: Bank of Shanghai
Swift: BOSHCNSH
Bank Address: No. 6 Of CaoBao Road Shanghai

Here’s a variation I received today (Australia) (domain changed to ):

From: simon.gao [mailto:simon.gao@govdm.com]
Sent: Monday, 4 August 2008 11:14 AM
To: #####
Subject: Re: ( To the Principal) Regarding Domain Name “”
Importance: High

Dear Principal,

We are Govdm information technology Ltd, which is the domain name register center in China.I have something need to confirm with you.
we have received an application formally,one company named “Kasem Investment Corp” applies for the domain names

(.cn
.com.cn
.com.tw
.hk
.net.cn
.tw ) and the Internet Trademark()on the internet Aug 3, 2008. We need to know the opinion of your company, because the domain names and keywords may relate to the usufruct of brand name on internet.
we would like to get the affirmation of your company,lease contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible. Please let someone in your company who is responsible for trademark or intellectual right contact me freely.

Best Regards,

Simon Gao

Sponsoring Registrar:
Govdm information technology Ltd
Tel: +86 021-5415 5365

Fax: +86 021-5415 5372
Email: simon.gao@govdm.com

simon@govdm.com

Website:www.govdm.com

Our company just got one of these. This the third one we’ve received this year. Names are always different but goal seems to be the same, scamming you out of money.

We received a formal application from a company who is called Meiao Investment Co.,Ltd are applying to register “XXXXX” as their domain name and Internet keyword in China and also in Asia on Aug 08 2008. During our auditing procedure we find out that the alleged Meiao Investment Co.,Ltd has no trade mark, brand nor patent even similar to that word. As authorized anti-cybersquatting organization we hereby suspect the alleged Meiao Investment Co.,Ltd to be a domain grabber. Hence we need you confirmation for two things.

First of all, whether this alleged Meiao Investment Co.,Ltd is your business partner or distributor in China.

Secondly, whether you are interested in registering these domains. (The alleged Meiao Investment Co.,Ltd will be entitled to obtain a domain not needed by original trademark owner.)

If you are not in charge of this please transfer this email to appropriate dept.

This is a letter for confirmation. If the mentioned third party is your business partner or distributor in China please DO NOT reply. We will automatically confirm application from your business partner after this audit procedure.

Bst Rgs

Adam Wu

Auditing Commissioner

Beijing HKZC Networks Science and Technology Co., Ltd

Tel: +0086-10-82771675-602 +0086-10-82772510-602

Fax: +0086-10-82771640

Email:adam@bj-hkzc.com.cn

http://www.bj-hk.com

Confidentiality Statement:

The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or other action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error please be advised of your obligation to immediately notify sender of the error in transmission, and to destroy all associated documentation.

I have received this email 3 times. Forwarded to me by my clients.

At first, I had a conversation with them, letting them continue with the registration. This time, I figured it was a scam, cause it’s almost the same letter but from a different company. So I googled and found this.

Their info:
Jason Zhang
Check Domain Name dept.
jason.zhang@sknic.hk.cn
SK Holdings Company ltd
T:+852-3059-3057
F:+852-3059-3080
http://www.skholdingscompanyltd.asia

———————–
Lyons Li
Govdm-Auditing Department
Tel: +86 021-5415 5365
Fax: +86 021-5415 5372
E-mail: Lyons.Li@govdm.com
Lyons.Li@govdm.net.cn
Lyons.Li3@gmail.com
Web: http://www.govdm.com
———————–
Admini niu
TEL?852 – 31757930 ?ext.8043)
FAX?852 – 31757932
Email: admini.niu@hknsc.hk
HongKong Network Service Co.,Ltd
Website: http://www.hknsc.hk

I got one from “Brent Lee” as well and have grabbed a couple of the domains he listed from GoDaddy (.net, .org). I fell for it initially – thanks for putting this information out there. I was planning to call my attorney tomorrow – I really thought this was legit.
——————————-

brent.lee| Auditing Director
SK Holdings Company Ltd| HongKong | CHINA
Office: +852-3059 3057 | Fax:+852-3177 1520 or +852-3177 1510
Email: brent.lee@asiaip.org |website:www.skholdingscompanyltd.asia

I have recently received e-mails from someone calling himself Brent, whose e-mail addresses are Brent@asiadnr.org.cn and brent@westnet.hk.cn. The wording of the initial e-mail was IDENTICAL to that of e-mails cited elsewhere in this stream, except for the different company and domain names. I asked for further information and received a price list that would have cost me nearly $2,000 to lock up the dozen or so domain names mentioned. Following this, “Brent” has sent me a half-dozen e-mails asking me to confirm receipt and to let him know when I would send the completed application form and payment back to him, and this morning he called me, ostensibly from Hong Kong, asking me when he could expect my response. This is clearly a scam, far more modest in scope than the Nigerian 419 advance fee frauds, but as seems to be characteristic of Chinese businesses they sell relatively cheap and make money on the volume. If I get another one of these I plan to write back saying I am the nephew of a deposed African dictator requiring help getting $20 million out of my country in exchange for which I will give him 1/3 of the proceeds.

This is one we received at work which we almost acted on before I decided to have a look online

Dear President/CEO,

We are a domain name registration service company in Hongkong, which mainly deal with international company’s in asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.
On the Sep 1, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named “Gestppy Investment Co., Ltd “wanted to register following
Domain names:

webro.cc
webro.asia
webro.tw
webro.net.cn
webro.org.cn
webro.co.in
Internet brand name:
Webro
Through our company.
After our initial auditing, we find that the Internet brand name and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company’s name and brand name, and they haven’t filled in the detailed information on the application, so we need to send you an email to confirm whether you have relation with this company. If you do not know this company, we suspect such company wants to do some cybersquatting. Now we have not finished the registration of “Gestppy Investment Co., Ltd” yet, In order to deal with this issue better, please contact us ASAP.
Best Regards,

Gavin.Feng
Auditing Department Director:

Hong Kong Head Office:
Tel: 00852 30593057
fax: 00852-3177 1520 00852-3177 1510
Email:Gavin@dnrcenter.hk
Web: http://www.sknetservice.hk

Thank you for this blog issue.
FYI: We just received the following today:

Dear Principal,

We are a domain name registration center in HongKong and in charge of the registeration in Asia.We have something important need to confirm with your company.

On Sep.9th.2008, we received a formal application from a company called ” Flurries invest Ltd ” applying to register
Internet trademark: ************

Domain names:
************.asia
************.cn
************.com.cn
************.hk
************.tw
************.us
************.eu
************.co.uk
************.de
************.ru

During our auditing procedure we find out that the alleged ” Flurries invest Ltd ” has no trade mark, intellectual property, we have the duty to inform you this matter. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. In order to deal with this issue better, please let someone who can be in charge contact me as soon as possible.

Best Regards,
Paker Lin.
Auditing Department.

Tel: 00852 9566 0205 00852 9566 0103
Fax: 00852 8226 1055
Email: paker@sk-network.org Directly: paker.lin@asiadm.org.cn
Web: http://www.sk-holdings.net

Confidentiality Notice. This is a letter for confirmation. If the mentioned third party is your business partner or distributor in China please do not reply. We will automatically confirm application from your business partner after this audit procedure.

Dear CEO,

We are a domain name register centre in HongKong, and in charge of the registeration in Asia,We have something important need to confirm through your company.
We received a formal application from a company called “TaiAo Holdings Limited” applying to register
Internet Trademark:
xxxx

and the domain names:
****.asia
****.cn
****.com.cn
****.com.tw
****.hk
****.net.cn
etc.

During our auditing procedure we find out that the alleged TaiAo Holdings Limited has no trade mark,
brand nor patent even similar to that word.

As authorized anti-cybersquatting organization we hereby suspect the alleged TaiAo Holdings Limited
to be a domain grabber.

Hence we need you confirmation for this things, What is your attitude?
because that may relate to your intellectual property on internet.

If you are not in charge of this please transfer this email to appropriate dept.This is a letter for confirmation.
If the mentioned third party is
your business partner or distributor in China. We will automatically confirm application from your business partner
after this audit procedure.

Best Regards,

Saar

One Net Technology Limited
Tel 00852-9566 0253
Fax: 00852-9566 0302
Email: Saar@onenetbyte.org
Website: http://www.oneEasy.hk http://www.oneEasy.asia

etpreseller@gmail.com is one of the mails behind all domains associated with this scheme.
For the record the mail is mail is associated with more 4,020 other domains.

Here in Paris, France, Received the same at the office. Govdm , like Ben wrote on August 4th, but phone and fax numbers are different. Their website is empty.

Thanks for this blog !

Here is the mail I received :

Dear Principal,

We are a domain name registration service company in asia, which is the domain name register center in China.I have something need to confirm with you.
we have received an application formally,one company named “Sica Invest Co, Ltd” applies for the
Domain Names:
company.com.hk
company.com.tw
company.mobi
apave.net.cn
Internet Trademark: Company
On the Sep 24, 2008. We need to know the opinion of your company, Because Government request us to audit and record the application during the process of registration.
We would like to get the affirmation of your company, Please let someone in your company who is responsible for trademark or intellectual right contact me by telephone or email.

Best Regards,

Destine

Govdm-Auditing Department
Tel: +86 021-6460 7449
Fax: +86 021-5415 5161
E-mail: Destine@govdm.com Destine@govdm.net.cn
Web: http://www.govdm.com/

Hello,

I just received a similar one with what seems to be a new name and identification. I’ll post it here for anyone else:

Dear CEO:

We are a domain name registration service company in asia,which mainly deal with international company’s in Asia.We have something important need to confirm with you company.On the September 24th, 2008, we received an application
formally.One company named “Mollex International Holdings Ltd” wanted to applying to register “********” as internet brand and “.CN/.ASIA” domain names.
During our auditing procedure we find out that the alleged “Mollex International Holdings Ltd” has no trademark, Intellectual property, nor patent even similar to that word. we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company’s name and trademark. one point need you to confirm:
whether this alleged “Mollex International Holdings Ltd” is your business partner or distributor in ASIA. if so, we will complete their registration.These days we are dealing with it.If you are not in charge of this please transfer this email to appropriate dept.In order to deal with this issue better,please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible.

Best Regards

Maomao Yang
Auditing Department Manager
ShiShun I.T.Co.,Ltd
Tel:+86-0513-8011 8536
Fax:+86-0513-8011 8539
Email:Maomao@registryid.cn
WebSite:www.ssregistry.cn

After we received the application from YU-Online (Hongkong) Company, we checked that “redcart” is your company’s trademark. That’s why we sent email to you.

The following domain names are applied by YU-Online (Hongkong):

[1] DOMAIN NAME

l ********.cn / ********.com.cn / ********.org.cn / ********.net.cn

l ********.hk / ********.com.hk

l ********.asia

[2] INTERNET BRAND NAME (INTERNET KEYWORD):

l ********

[3] CHINESE DOMAIN NAME:

l ********

[4] WIRELESS WEBSITE:

l ********

Please note the following information:

“.cn” “.com.cn” “.net.cn” and “.org.cn” are top level domain names in China. “.com” “.net” “.biz” and “.info” are International top level domain names.

Internet brand name is one of domain names, which has no prefix “www.” and no suffix “.com”. It is the extension of real world’s brand on the web. After succeed in registration, these domain names will be authorized and ruled by official organization. Meanwhile, electronic register certificates will be awarded to the registrant from official organization to protect their ownership of these domains.

You must know that every party have right to register any domain name without authorization. Domain name takes open registration. This is international domain name register principle. For example, google.com.cn & google.cn had been registered by other company. And Google had to pay 1 million dollars to get these two domains back.

According to the rule, YU-Online (Hongkong) company allowed to register these domain names. But your company has the priority to register these domain names. So we sent an email to inform your company to remind you. If you don’t want these domain names to be used by YU-Online (Hongkong) company, you need register them in your own name. If you don’t need these domain names, we have to register them for YU-Online company.

Please let us know what’s your decision of this matter, and what further assistance we can offer you .

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.

Best Regards
Shanghai CBSS Information Technology Co.,Ltd Registration Commissioner:Billy
1804,Building No.59,380tian yao qiao Road,Shanghai,China Tel:0086-21-26505825
Mobi:0086-13636607189 Email:billy@cbss.cn web: http://www.cbss.cn

I just got one from different company.

Tony Liang

Auditing Department
________________________________________
Hong kong Office
Tel:+852 8122 6293 / +852-3075 9838
Fax:+852-8125 7328 / +852-9666 0302
Email:tony.liang@onenethk.org / tony.liang@dnrservice.hk
Website: http://www.oneeasy.asia

This scam seems never ends
____________________________________________________

From: nancy [mailto:nancy@sk-network.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:22 PM
To:
Subject: Re: -Notice Of Internet intellectual property right (TO CEO)
Importance: High

Dear CEO,

We are a domain name registrar centre in HongKong, and in charge of the registeration in Asia,We have something important need to confirm through your company.
We received a formal application from a company called “Gains International Holdings Ltd” applying to register
Internet trademark:

And the domain names

in China and also in Asia on Oct. 13 2008.

During our auditing procedure we find out that the alleged “Gains International Holdings Ltd” has no trade mark, Intellectual property, nor patent even similar to that word. as an authoritative registration organization, we have the duty to inform you this matter. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names.
Now we have not finished the registration of Gains International Holdings Ltd yet, in order to deal with this issue better, please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Nancy

Auditing Department
________________________________________
Hong kong Office
Tel: +(852) 9566 0103 +(852) 9566 0205
Fax: +(852) 8226 1055
Email: nancy@sk-network.org
Web: http://www.sk-holdings.net

Got a version of this today from bestweb-service

Dear CEO/Principal,

We are a professional Internet consultant organization in HongKong.We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company. On Oct 15, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named ” Pyigeer International Holdings Ltd.” wanted to register the following domain names:
*ourdomain*.com.hk
*ourdomain*.hk
*ourdomain*.sg
*ourdomain*.ph
*ourdomain*.vn
and Internet brand:*ourdomain*
through our body.

During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names’ keyword is identical with your trademark.I wonder whether you consigned Pyigeer company to register these domian names through us. Or you do not know this company what so ever. If you do not have idea on them, we doubt their motivation to purchase these domain names. Now we have postponed this issue and have not proceeded their registration.In order to deal with it better, Please let the principal contact me as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Lydia

Auditing Department (HK)
Tel: 00852-95660496
00852-95660489
Fax: 00852-82261011
Mail: lydia@bestweb-service.org
Web: http://www.bestweb-service.net

I just received a similiar email from “Brian”

From: Brian [mailto:Brian@bestweb-service.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 7:20 AM
To: bonnybabies
Subject: Bonnybabies -Notice Of Internet intellectual property right (To Principal )

Dear President/CEO,

We are the department which is in charge of registering Internet intellectual property of Asia. I have something need to confirm with you. We have received an application formally, one company named “QianKun Investment Limited” applies for

The Internet Trademark Keyword:
Bonnybabies

The domain names:
bonnybabies.asia
bonnybabies.cn
bonnybabies.com.cn
bonnybabies.hk
bonnybabies.in
bonnybabies.mobi
bonnybabies.tw
bonnybabies.us

On Oct 21.2008. After our initial examination, we found that the internet brand applied for registration are as same as your company’s name and trademark.These days we will deal with it, hope to get the affirmation from your company. If your company has not authorized the aforesaid company to register these, Please contact us as soon as possible.
In addition, we hereby affirm that our time limit for dissent application is 10 workdays. If your company files no dissent within the time limit,we will unconditionally approve the application submitted by “QianKun Investment Limited.”.

Best Regards,

Brian
——————————————————-
Tel: 00852 9566 0496 or 00852 9566 0489
Fax: 00852-8226 1011
Website: http://www.bestweb-service.net

This is a letter for confirmation.If you are not in charge of this please transfer this email to appropriate dept. Thanks for your cooperation.

I just got this one:
Dear CEO/Principal,

We are a professional Internet consultant organization in HongKong.
We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.
On Oct 19, 2008, we received an application formally.One company named “Tianchuang Holdings Limited” wanted to register the following domain names:
****.eu
****.asia
****.jp
****.tw
****.com.tw
****.cn
and Internet brand: ****

During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names’ keyword is identical with your trademark.
I wonder whether you consigned Tianchuang company to register these domian names through us. Or you do not know this company what so ever. If you do not have idea on them, we doubt their motivation to purchase these domain names. Now we have postponed this issue and have not proceeded their registration.In order to deal with it better, Please let the principal contact me as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Steve

Auditing Department (HK Office)
Tel: 00852 9566 0496 or 00852 9566 0489
Fax: 00852-8226 1011
Mail: steve@bestweb-service.org
Web: http://www.bestweb-service.net

I told them they can buy my domain name for 5 million US

Hehe, got one an hour ago:

“During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names’ keyword is identical with your trademark.
I wonder whether you consigned Hueicompany to register these domian names through us. Or you do not know this company what so ever.
If you do not have idea on them, we doubt their motivation to purchase these domain names. Now we have postponed this issue and have not proceeded their registration.In order to deal with it better, Please let the principal contact me as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

Mabel

Auditing Department (HK Office)
Tel: 00852 9566 0496 or 00852 9566 0489
Fax: 00852-8226 1011
Mail: Mabel@bestweb-service.org
Web: http://www.bestweb-service.net

”

For those interested in taking action against spammers/scammers, rather than just ignoring/deleting:

1. http://www.knujon.com
No technical knowledge required. Just forward any offending emails to them & they do the rest – contacting law enforcement/ISPs etc.

2. http://www.spamcop.net
You need to know how to view the message source – in Outlook highlight the message in the Inbox and then File|Properties|Details|Message Source. Maybe there’s a shortcut – for ThunderBird users such as myself it’s just Ctrl-U.

3. http://www.castlecops.com
Very active anti-spam community with forum and anti-phishing reporting etc.

All three are very effective at trashing these spammers/scammers in their different ways.

Same e-mail from Steve steve@bestweb-service.org

Note this lovely line –
During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names’ keyword is identical with your trademark. Meanwhile, it is in the special time of financial crisis. Many companies are registering and protecting their own internet intellectual property right in various methods.

Thanks for the blog.

I recieved a similar scamming mail today, from a company called “www.west-technology.net”. We even replied to the message of their “Director Micheal Peng” and got his response to that.

[1st mail:]

Dear CEO & Manager,
?
We are a domain name registration and dispute organization in Asia, which
mainly deal with the global companies’ domain name registration and internet
intellectual property right protection. Currently, we have a?ery important
issue needing to confirm with your company.
?
On?ov 6, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named ”
YongBao International Brands Holdings?td ” wanted to register some domains
and trademark?hrough our body.
?
After our initial examination, we found that the?rademark and domain names
applied for registration are as same as 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 aims to register & buy these domain names and trademark
through our. Currently, we have postponed this application of this company
temporarily already. and in the meantime we want to confirm whether you
consigned YongBao company to register these trademark and domain names, in
order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or
email as soon as possible.

Following are the domains YongBao company applied to our organization.?
Domain?ame:??????????
damainname.asia????????
damainname.info??
damainname.mobi????
damainname.tv??
damainname.hk
damainname.tw??
damainname.us??
damainname.jp
damainname.net.cn??
damainname.org.cn?
Internet Trademark:?
damainname
______________________
?
Best regards,
Michael peng
Director

Auditing Department
Tel:?00852-9566-0496 00852-9566-0489
Fax: 00852-82261011
Email:Michael@westnet.hk.cn
Email:Michael@westdns.org
Web: http://www.west-technology.net

[2nd mail:]

Dear Sir,

Thanks for your timely reply. About your questions, I reply you as following?

We are a domain name registration and dispute organization in Asia, which mainly deal with the global companies’ domain name registration and internet intellectual property right protection in Asia. So It is our obligation to inform you the case.

If you have no relationship with them, according to our working experience, there are three possibilities:

1: YongBao International Brands Holdings Ltd is a domain name investment company, they want to cybersquat these domain names and then sell back to you to gain profits.
2: It may be a commercial method, YongBao International Brands Holdings Ltd is consigned by your competitor to register, make your clients confused.
3: YongBao International Brands Holdings Ltd are the biggest competitor of you in Asia or European region, who want to invade your asian market and confuse your clients as well as to disturb your website and bring harm to the profit of your company.

According the auditing of our arbitration dept, we knew you have registered the domain name ” damainname.TLD ” & ” damainname.com ” and own the trademark ” damainname” , this is why we informed you. But now YongBao company wanted to apply for other domain names and internet trademark you have not registered yet. Because domain name takes open registration, the domain name stays available, who registers it first, who owns it. this is international domain name registration principle.So YongBao company or every other third party all has right to register it. As a domain name registrar, we have no right to prevent other people’s registration. For example ” Google.com.cn & Google.cn ” had been registered by other company in 2003. And Goolge company had paied 1 million dollars to get the two domain names back. So we are required by Chinese government to inform your company this matter to keep your benefit from infringement.

Following is Google case, hope it can help you understand this sort of issue on internet.
From: http://www.edu.cn/20050927/3153698.shtml
From: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/14/content_494320.htm

As you can see, once domain names are registered, it will need a series of pretty complicated procedures and a large number of money to obtain them again. And I think these domian names and internet trademark are important to your company. What’s worst, we think you must know some cases about the domain names grabbed by the others or the third party, and also frequently happens internationally.They register the domain by imitating your web. And invade some market of you or link to some illegal porno webs or sell to your competitors to gain high profits and as a result, make your company an infringed object.

As the owner of the brand of ” damainname “, you will get the priority to register these domain names and internet trademark. If you think their registration will confuse your clients and harm your intellectual property rights & trademark, we can send an disputed application form to you and help you register these within dispute period, this is the best and only way to stop these domains and internet trademark from being grabbed. If you don’t think their application will affect your company, you can give up, we will finish their registration.

Please get your decision ASAP, so that we can handle the next step.

If you have some other questions,please contact us as soon as possible.

Waiting for your reply asap.

Best regards,
Michael peng
Director
———————————————————–

Auditing Department
Tel: 00852-9566-0496 00852-9566-0489
Fax: 00852-82261011
Email:Michael@westdns.org
Email:Michael@westnet.hk.cn
Web: http://www.west-technology.net

[...] from HERE Filed under Announcements and Online Stuff and This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things at 6:34 pm [...]

Dear CEO,

We have something important to confirm with your company.
On the Nov 10, 2008, we received an application formally from one company named “AnLan international Holdings Ltd” who applied for the Internet trademark: “webnetmarketing” and some domain names relevant to this trademark from our organization.

After our initial examination, we found that the Internet trademark and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company’s name and trademark.These days we are dealing with it, so we hope to get assistant from your company.

Considering this issue will relate to your intellectual property, now we have not finished the registration of AnLan company yet,in order to deal with this issue better,Please forward this email to the person who can be in charge and contact us in time.Thank you!

Best Regards,

Camille

Auditing Department
Agent of Asia internet intellectual property
Tel:00852-9566-0496 00852-9566-0489
Fax:00852-82261011
Email:Camille@westtechnology.org
Web: http://www.west-technology.net

[...] is a cool one.  You don’t have to take my word for it, it’s been going on all over the [...]

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Kevin Lee
kevin.lee@registry-china.net.cn
Senior Consultant
( Tel: +0085-2-3178-1989 ( Fax: +0085-2-3175-8227
Website: http://www.registry-china.hk.cn
Address:5/F,Max share Centre,373 King’s Road North Point, Hongkong

Old stories but they keep bugging me! So I decided to reply. Below is the mail;

From: jack.ding@boxs.asia
Subject: [spam] [*SPAM*] Re: RE:Re: RE: Kasehdia Confirmation
God’s word says that “He will bless those who bless his people and curse those who curse His people”use the Chinese words is”??”
The same to you !

—- Original Message —-

From: “KasehDia Sdn Bhd”
To: “”
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:10:07 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: RE:Re: RE: Kasehdia Confirmation
Dear Sir

We are so glad you know the Chinese Laws and are looking forward to your sojourn in jail or worse. Please ensure you know international law and have a short and happy New Year. God’s word says that “He will bless those who bless his people and curse those who curse His people” so this will have serious repercussions upon you. Have a nice day.

From: jack.ding@boxs.asia [mailto:jack.ding@boxs.asia]
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:54 PM
To: info@kasehdia.com
Subject: [spam] [*SPAM*] Re: RE: Kasehdia Confirmation

Thank you for remind.
I know more about the laws of Chinese than you
I will transfered those domains to the third party or lead them to any of the sites.you can check the result very soon.

—- Original Message —-

From: “KasehDia Sdn Bhd”
To: “”
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:39:05 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: RE: Kasehdia Confirmation
Dear Jack

I am aware that you are trying to perpetrate an internet scam on our company. I have forwarded your email to the investigative department of Interpol so that they may track you down and arrest you. You will also see from the cc’s above I have forwarded your scam to the Communist Party Secretariat in your country, they have also asked all foreigners to forward such items to them so they can also track you down and imprison you, I believe they will ask your family to pay for the bullet when they shoot you for making China look ridiculous in the eyes of the world.

I hope you enjoyed your life, if you should want to change then call on the name of Jesus, he will be your saviour and when you repent no terrible things will happen to you and your family, if you do not repent of this and forward your repentance email to 10 people within 10 minutes of reading this, something terrible will happen by 10 p.m tonight.

From: jack.ding@boxs.asia [mailto:jack.ding@boxs.asia]
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:33 PM
To: info@kasehdia.com
Subject: [spam] [*SPAM*] Kasehdia Confirmation

Dear Kasehdia Sdn Bhd team,
Our center received a formal application from a company who is called Netlon Co are applying to register ” kasehdia” as their domain name and Internet keyword in China and also in Asia on December 30, 2008. In order to prevent cyber piracy,Hence we need you confirmation for two things:
1st: Whether this alleged Netlon Co is your IT supplier or distributor in business world.
2nd:Whether you are interested in registering these domains (.eu/.aisa/.cn/.com.cn/.com etc;domain registration in China basically follow “FIRST COME FIRST SERVE “not needed by original trademark owner)

This is a confirmation. If you think these domain names and internet keywords are not useful to your company. please neglect this email,we will automatically confirm the application from the third party after this audit procedure. Thanks for your cooperation

Happy new year!

Kind regards
Mr Ding
DOMAINBOX
Http://www.boxs.asia

Over the past years I have received tons of such emails about 3rd party wanting to register domain names/keywords (both English & Chinese) and am getting sick of them. Only this week, I have had to deal with 2 and below is one of them FYI.

“We are NameRich (www.namerich.cn), one of the largest and professionally domain auction companies, permitted by ShangHai Industry and Commerce Bureau and China government & have branch in Hong Kong.

On the Jan 15, 2009, 18:00, we will sell numerous internet brand name, wireless keywords and domain name to Domain Mart LLC (www.domainmart.com). They are really interested in your keywords and domain name.

This email is to invite you to bit the above name if you do not want to be abused. Last bit should be later than

Date: 15 Jan 2009
Time: 16:00
Payment Method: Visa, Master or PayPal accepted.

We are dealing with this affair in these days, so we wish to get the confirmation and the assent of your company. If your company has no response to us within the last bit period, we will unconditionally authorized the application of Domain Mart LLC (www.domainmart.com).

You are welcome to ask me more about this auction.

Best regards,

Zheng Ming

Tel? +86-21-3462 8477
Fax? +86-21-3462 8474

MSN?zhengming@namerich.com

QQ?8195481648

http://www.namerich.cn

Email: zheng_namerich@126.com

I have received the same scam from a person using these 3 email addresses: robert@westnet.hk.cn, robert@skasia.hk.cn, robert@ynsur.com

Hello!
Thank you very much for boging this. I´ts a great reference for those who are in doubt if it is a scamm or not.

The mail I´ve got is slightly different but at last is the same:

Dear MR.MANAGING DIRECTOR or MR.GENERAL MANAGER

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

On Feb. 16, 2009. We received a formal application from a company called E-shop
International Holdings Ltd, who applied to register “*****” as their domain name in
some countries and Internet brand keyword. But after our investigation, we found
this keyword conflicts with your company’s name and trademark, so we send you email
and want to confirm with you on whether you have authorized the E-shop International
Holdings Ltd to register these domain names and Internet brand keyword.

We need to know the comment of your company because the domain names and Internet
brand keyword may relate to the copyright of brand name on internet. We would like
to get the affirmation of your company, please contact us by telephone or email as
soon as possible.

Best Regards,
Bowen
Auditing Department
TEL: +852 95660103
Email:Bowen@westnet.hk.cn;Bowen@westdns.org
Web: http://www.west-technology.net

Tahnks for this post, very useful. Got my own one today…

+++++++
—– Original Message —–
From: 2009-03-02 14:26:56 (peter@ygregistry.cn)
To: {MyEmail}
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 1:26 AM
Subject: Dispute of Internet Trademark Property

Dear Manager:

This is China Domain Name registrar, We have imporant thing confirm with you. We formally received an application on 2nd,March,2009, One person who named Mr Steven Lee is applying to register “{MyBrand}” as Internet Trademark and the “.ASIA/.CN” domain names in China to promote their company and do the promotion on the Google, Yahoo and some famous search engine.

After our initial examination, we found that the Internet trademark and domain names applied for registration are the same with your company’s name and trademark. Two points need you to confirm: 1,whether this alleged Mr Steven Lee is your business partner or distributor in ASIA ? 2, Whether your company need to remain the priority to register these names yourself?

If he is your company’s partner , we will finish his application. If he is not, hope you can tell us your company’s decision on this matter.

Looking forward to your reply.

Best regards!

Peter Wu

————————————————————
IT Department Manager
Tel:+86-021-6296 2950
Fax:+86-021-6296 1557
Address:3002,Nanhaibuilding,854.NandanRoad, Shanghai 200070, China

Dear CEO & Manager,

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

On Mar 25,2009, we received an application formally. One company named “Tianli Holdings Ltd ” wanted to applied for the Internet brand “*****” and some domain names through our body.

During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names’ keyword and internet brand is identical with your trademark. Meanwhile, it is in the special time of financial crisis. Many companies are registering and protecting their own internet intellectual property right in various methods. These days we are dealing with this case, i wonder whether you consigned Tianli Holdings Ltd to register these domain names through us? If yes, we will complete the registration on these domain names. Or you do not even know this company what so ever? Currently, we have postponed this application of this company temporarily already. 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,
Thmoas
Auditing Department

——————————————————————————–

Tel: +852-2297-9279
Fax: +852-2297-9209
Email: Thmoas.Hall@eworld.hk
Website: http://www.eworld.hk

Dear CEO & Manager,

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

On Mar 24,2009, we received an application formally.
One company named “TianXing Holdings Ltd ” wanted to applied for the Internet brand “*****” and some domain names through our body.

During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names’ keyword and internet brand is identical with your trademark.
Meanwhile, it is in the special time of financial crisis.
Many companies are registering and protecting their own internet intellectual property right in various methods.These days we are dealing with this case, I wonder whether you consigned TianXing company to register these domain names through us? If yes, we will complete the registration on these domain names.
Or you do not even know this company what so ever? Currently, we have postponed this application of this company temporarily already.
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,
Bill
Auditing Department
Tel: +852 2297-9279 ( Direct )
Fax: +852-2297-9209
Email: Bill@eworld.hk
Web: Http:www.eworld.hk

My thanks to everyone who has reported these sites.

I am currently dealing with an IP issue related to my Australian website as nobody bothers to check if the domain name is a registered trademark.

Consequently I was very alarmed when I recently received my email from Margaret at Nantong WiFi Network Technology Co Ltd in China using the same words almost word perfect as the examples above.

I checked their website and it looked almost perfect but the alarm bells continued to ring.

I contacted my old friends in China and asked them to check it out for me.

I have to say that I was almost taken in by it all.

Thanks again.

I received this email today. Thanks, very much, for exposing this fraud.

Dear Manager:

We are the Network Service Co., Ltd, which is a professional Internet Domain Names Registry and Internet Service Provider in China.

On,7th, April, our company receive the HANHENG Investment company’s application that they want to apply for “xxxxxxxxx” name as “CN/ASIA” internet domain names and Internet trademark names. But after our confirmation, we found this name will conflict with your company’s name, so we send you email and want to confirm with you, whether your company has relation with the case ? Now this matter we just in the middle of handling, so we need to get your company’s opinion within the following 5 days.

If you have any question, please let your company’s charger contact us directly & quickly. Thank you!

Best regards!

Bray Wu

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IT Department Manager
Tel:+86-021-6296 2950
Fax:+86-021-6296 1557
web:www.ygdns.org.cn
Address:3002,Nanhaibuilding,854.NandanRoad,Shanghai 200070,China

[...] He told me that I, being the owner of the Southbound Custom trademark had five days to dispute Henfeng Investment Company’s attempt at registration before they would own my property! I then received a reply from my attorney with a link to a blog exposing this type of scam. There were several accounts of people who had been contacted just as I had with the same SCAM. (http://blog.sinohosting.net/beware-of-chinese-domain-names-fraud/) [...]

Thanks for all this information – I have received a similar set of emails from a “John” from http://www.ygregistry.cn saying almost identical things and I replied to the initial email stating I had owned the domain name mentioned for a number of years.

Thanks to a good old Google search and this blog, I feel comfortable about ignoring the whole thing.

I just got the scam on my work email today. And after seeing this blog, I decided to have some fun with the scammer. Below is my email response to him/her for your entertainment and ideas of how to respond to the scammer.

Dear Mr/Ms Scammer,

Thank you for your bogus email attempting to scam us. If you have heard of the word “google” within the last few years or the invention called “mobile phones”, you would realise that your so-called devilishly uncanny and supposedly fool proof plan is nothing more than a mere kid’s toy that can barely keep a child occupied for less than 5 minutes.

In addition, don’t you know that internet scamming is so passé and so last millennium? The real deals are now on the mobile phones and those “fool-proof” text messages. So, how about you give up your little plan of internet domination and get with the program of mobile scamming. But wait, then again, by the time you read this email, scamming would probably have elevated to new heights! I think they’re going for scamming using animals next since everything now revolves around animals one way or another. So I would suggest that you start investing in a couple herds of sheep, cats, and ducks since swine, bird, cow, dogs, monkeys have succumbed to weird diseases.

From: jerry.lee
To: REMOVED
Cc: REMOVED
Sent: Tue Jun 02 07:49:47 2009
Subject: REMOVED-Network Trademark Urgent Message(TO President)

Dear Principal,

We are a domain name disputed registration service company in HongKong, which mainly deal with international company’s in Asia,We have something important need to confirm with your company.
On the 1th Jun,2009, we received an application formally. One company named “TanXin Holding Limited” applied for the network trademark”REMOVED”and some domain names relevant to this trademark from our organization..
According to our procedures and in order to protect your intellectual property rights, we need to send this email to the original company for confirming the actual relationship with this company. because that may relate to your intellectual property on internet. Now we have not finished the registration of TanXin Holding Limited yet, in order to deal with this issue better and not to confuse registering these domain names, please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible.

In addition, we hereby affirm that our time is limited for dissent application . If your company files no dissent within the time limit,we will unconditionally approve the application submitted by “TanXin Holding Limited”.

(PS:If you are not in charge of this matter,please transfer this email to appropriate dept.)
Best Regards,
jerry.Lee
Auditing Chairman

Hong Kong Head Office:
TEL: +852-956 60 496
FAX: +852-301 97 872
Email: jerry.lee@dnrcenter.hk
Web: http://www.asiadm.hk.cn

Just got the domain email, what a scam. Thanks for your site saving me money.

For the purpose continuing to foil these people, here’s the letter I just got:

Dear President/CEO,

Hello!Sorry to trouble you!

We are a domain name registration service company in HongKong, which mainly deal with international company’s domain name registration and disputing in Asia.
On the Jul 13, 2009, we received an application formally from Fjuupk Holdings Limited,who applied for the Internet trademark: and some domain names relevant to this trademark from our organization.

According to our procedures and in order to protect your intellectual property rights, we need to send this email to the original company for confirming the actual relationship with this company.If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other motivation to register these domain names and probably want to do some cybersquatting. Now we have postponed this issue and have not proceeded their registration,In order not to confuse registering these domain names,Please contact us Asap.

PS:If you are not in charge of this matter,please transfer this email to appropriate dept.

Best Regards
Cary.Feng
Auditing Director
Hong Kong Head Office:
Tel:+852-9566 0496
Fax: +852-3019 7872
Email:Cary@sknetdata.com
Sknetdata@gmail.com
Web: http://www.asiadm.hk.cn

I got this scam mails from China just this morning. It came from Allen.Xie [Allen.Xie@netservice.hk]. He is a sponsoring registrar of SKDNR Auditing Department, Hong Kong Office
Email: Allen.Xie@cnsknet.cn
Website: http://www.asiadm.hk.cn/

He is very insistent. And they are just a complete waste of time. I hope there’s some legal ways to make them stop.

So beware!

There is no such a thing as internet trademark. Why pay 10 or 20 times for a domain name because a company in Asia sent you an email? If you have concerns that your domain names may be registered by third parties and held hostage, just go to Godaddy.com and register them for 10$ each.

Asia Pacfic ccTLD Domain Names Registry
Office? YG China Co,Ltd.
Tel? 0086-021-6296 2950
Fax? 0086-021-6296 1557
Address? No.688 CaoYangRoad,XuHui District,Shanghai China.
Inquiries? info@Ygchina.org.cn
Sales & Service ? service@Ygchina.org.cn
Suggestions/Comments? comments@Ygchina.org.cn
Webmaster? webmaster@Ygchina.org.cn

Monday-Friday?: 8:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M
Saturday? 9:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M

I recently came across one of my friends recieving a similar email from the same company, here’s the email:
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Dear Principal.

We are a domain name registrar centre in Hong Kong,and in charge of the registeration in Asia,we have something important need to confirm through your company. On 25th.Aug.2009, we received a formal application from a company called “Bolu Invest Pty. Ltd” applying to register Network Brand Keyword: XXXXXXXXXXX

Domain names:
XXXXXXXXXXX.asia
XXXXXXXXXXX.cn
XXXXXXXXXXX.com.cn
XXXXXXXXXXX.com.hk
XXXXXXXXXXX.com.tw
XXXXXXXXXXX.travel

During our auditing procedure we find out that the alleged “Bolu Invest Pty. Ltd” has no trade mark,Intellectual property, nor patent even similar to that word, we have the duty to inform you this matter. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. In order to deal with this issue better, please let someone who can be in charge contact me as soon as possible.

Chris Lin

Auditing Department

Tel: +852-9566-0496 +852-9566-0205
Fax: +852-3019-7872
Email: Chris@dnrcenter.hk Web: http://www.asiadm.hk.cn

I must thank the admin to have posted this relevant bit of information. This story is vital for so many people to uncover the scam. I hope this news bit will help many more people to stay away from these lowlife scumbags, the scourge of the internet.

Well…I feel pretty stupid! Didn’t come as spam and I actually answered the first time. Now they’re only going to hold my domain name for 5 days because some financial holdings company wants to use my ceramic tile domain which seemed a little strange. Of course, that’s if I am not doing business in China, in that case there would be some sort of conflict or problem.:)

Whew!!Thanks so much for posting this!

I got one about a week ago:

Quote start=======================
Dear Manager,

We are SK net service company ltd, the registration organization of trademark,internet
brand and domain name in Asia.

On 15th,November.We have already received Juda Asia Industry Limited want to register
(xxxxxxxxxxxxx) internet brand and related domain names. After our department checked,you are
the original owner of the brand,you have the first protection right. please let me know
whether your company authorize JUDA to register them or regsiter them by yourself. If we
can not receive your reply within a period,we will think that your company given up them
and we will help Juda Asia Industry Limited to register them. Looking forward your
response! Best Regards, Tony

SK Asia
Tel: 00852-3071 7712
Fax:00852-3071 7730
http://www.skasia.hk.cn
=======================

Got an email today and replied with pointed questions about the “Juda Asia Industry Limited”.

We’ll see what happens with that;)

I’m interested to know how a company from Haitong Investment have a internet keyword of “locksmith-afford and my domain is .co.za and not what they provide .cn/.com/.net.cn/.org.cn etc. etc. what is the whole idea behind this email anyway ….? if someone can please explain in plain what this is about and what should be done if any. thanks

I’ve got one from Julia Ning

Very helpful blog .. I just got an email from Jerry Lee at http://www.westnet.hk.cn. Decent looking site, but it just didn’t track.

I got too from:

–
Blake Tao

TEL+852-6517 0670
FAX+852-30197872
Email: blake@win-west.cn
http:// http://www.world-wtc.cn

here is another one, and thanks alot for the blog:
andy.wang@chinadns-tic.org.cn

I just received this! Thanks to this site I can see it’s ‘Cary Feng’ from ‘dnrcenter’ still keeping this crap up. I wish people would et a real job!

Dear President/CEO,

Hello!Sorry to trouble you!
We are a domain name registration service company in HongKong, which mainly deal with international company’s domain name registration and disputing in Asia.On the Jan 13, 2010, we received an application formally from Jinshen Investment Co., Ltd,who applied for the Internet trademark: “my web-site” and some domain names relevant to this trademark from our organization.

According to our procedures and in order to protect your intellectual property rights, we need to send this email to the original company for confirming the actual relationship with this company.If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other motivation to register these domain names and probably want to do some cybersquatting. Now we have postponed this issue and have not proceeded their registration,In order not to confuse registering these domain names,Please contact us Asap.

PS:If you are not in charge of this matter,please transfer this email to appropriate dept.
Best Regards,

Cary.feng
Web: http://www.asiadm.org
Tel: 00852-95660496
Fax: 00852-30197872
mail:cary@cnsknet.cn