Unsurprisingly I’ve received a SPAM / SCAM email that at first glance looks like a domain registration renewal, but a closer inspection reveals “This letter is to inform you that it’s time to send in your search engine registration”.
Have I missed something? When did you need to register for search engines?
Anyway, this is here more as search engine fodder. I figure the more people that report this, the more likely it will appear in Google for those checking the authenticity of an email. (and I’m not the only one reporting this, others have too)
According to WHOIS, the SCAMMER appears to be Mark Denaro, [email protected].
The domain being used in the SCAM emails is http://domainregistrat.com which when visited without the unique path, redirects you to http://iglobalmerchantservices.com/contact which seems to be a merchant services company. I don’t think I’d trust them.
The full WHOIS record (which is where he is scrapping your details from) is:
Domain Name: DOMAINREGISTRAT.COM
Registrar: MONIKER
Registrant [2949841]:
Mark Denaro [email protected]
RG
200 Park Avenue South
New York
NY
10003
US
Administrative Contact [2949841]:
Mark Denaro [email protected]
RG
200 Park Avenue South
New York
NY
10003
US
Phone: +1.13474605327
Billing Contact [2949841]:
Mark Denaro [email protected]
RG
200 Park Avenue South
New York
NY
10003
US
Phone: +1.13474605327
Technical Contact [2949841]:
Mark Denaro [email protected]
RG
200 Park Avenue South
New York
NY
10003
US
Phone: +1.13474605327
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.WORLDWIDEPROMOTING.COM
NS2.WORLDWIDEPROMOTING.COM
Record created on: 2010-07-20 20:08:08.0
Database last updated on: 2010-12-03 15:08:52.487
Domain Expires on: 2011-07-20 20:08:09.0
Original email:
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| Attn SURNAMEHERE, FIRSTNAMEHERE
This letter is to inform you that it’s time to send in your search engine registration for YOURDOMAINHERE.COM. Failure to complete your search engine registration by Apr 8, 2011 may result in the cancellation of this offer (making it difficult for your customers to locate you using search engines on the web). Your registration includes search engine submission for YOURDOMAINHERE.COM for 1 year. You are under no obligation to pay the amount stated above unless you accept this offer by Apr 8, 2011. This notice is not an invoice. It is a courtesy reminder to register YOURDOMAINHERE.COM for search engine listing so that your customers can locate you on the web. |
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This Offer for YOURDOMAINHERE.COM will expire on Apr 8, 2011. Act today!For Domain Name:
YOURDOMAINHERE.COM
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