Monday, March 24, 2008
SCAM: Attention Nielsen, Chris: This is your Website Copyright Registration Notice
From: US Copyright Registry [mailto:support@uscopyrightregistry.com]
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 10:22 AM
Subject: Attention Nielsen, Chris: This is your Website Copyright Registration Notice
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Friday, March 21, 2008
I've visited your website...
There's no scam like an old scam. I was almost taken in by this message I received yesterday, but like most scams they almost always do something stupid to tip you off. In this case it was the part about paying me $4,800 a month. That might work for a site that is getting millions of visitors a month, because they will already be making some money, but for smaller sites, it's stupid. If they had said $48 I might have tried it. $480 would have me wondering, but $4,800 is like those Nigerian emails about getting millions. Then I hear that to tap in this money you have to PAY THEM? Yeah, right you morons.
----Original Message-----
From: tmanmarketing@yahoo.com [mailto:tmanmarketing@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:28 PM
Subject: I've visited your website http://www.bizprolink-internet.com/0702/070209-3.htm
Hi,
We've seen your website at http://www.bizprolink-internet.com/0702/070209-3.htm
and we love it!
We see that your traffic rank is 176710
and your link popularity is 54.
Also, you have been online since 2/3/2004.
With that kind of traffic, we will pay you up to $4,800/month
to advertise our links on your website.
If you're interested, read our terms from this page:
http://www.contactthem.ws/hit.php?s=160&p=2&w=666666
Sincerely,
Tom VanBuren
The ContactThem Network
616-886-1549
Hi Tom VanBuren,
Thanks, but I have already used up my monthly budget on scams and rip-offs this month. I can put you on a waiting list for next month though, let me know if the offer will still be good and I'll be sure to get back to you. Say, do you have an affiliate program? I have a number of contacts in Nigeria and Romainia that I would love to send your way... so you could Contact Them.
P.S. Say, are you any friend of Stephan Ducharme?
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
More US Domain Name Copyright Registry Scams
I just got email from another Registry company using spam to offer a Copyright Registry service designed to scare domain and web site owners. If you want to register for a copyright at a Copyright Registry in the US, don't use any US Copyright service that sends you spam or unsolicited commercial email. You can go to the US Copyright government Registry site and do it yourself, or search in Google for an honest Copyright Registry company that can provide the service. But you should be aware that all published works are already covered by a US Copyright. This is not something you have to pay extra for:
Monday, March 03, 2008
Liberty Names: The Freedom To Pay More
Never Pay More Than $10 A Year For Domain Registration!
I just got another letter from Liberty Names and I felt like I needed to post a message about them in case people are checking them out and want to know why they should NOT return the letter and go with them. There are two reasons:
1) They send you what LOOKS LIKE an invoice and if you don't read it carefully, you could think it's just a domain registration renewal notice. After all at the top right of the letter it says in large letters: "Domain Name Expiration Notice".
To their credit, they do say that this is a TRANSFER that you would be doing, but they also say things that are confusing and not clear or the entire story. In short, while not outright lies, they are not the full truth either. Rather than sending a nice sales letter with information about their company and why you should transfer to them, they choose to mislead and create fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
2) The fee for renewal/transfers is $29, they they offer NOTHING in my opinion to justify this outrageous fee. When I first registered a domain many years ago, I did have to pay Network Solutions $35 a year. Then I discovered DirectNIC.com and only had to pay $15 a year for the same services. For the past 3 years I have only been paying between $7 and $10 a year and if you are paying more than that you are being ripped-off, or have a special kind of domain that is more expensive. Their fee is at least THREE TIMES AS EXPENSIVE AS MOST OTHER REGISTRARS.
Liberty Names of America Inc. or Lnoa Inc.
1623 Military Rd PMB663
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
www.libertynamesofamerica.com
www.lnoa.com
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