cross board whoring alert
but it is a scam warning for domain owners so...

in case you did not know, the "domain registry of america" are sending out renewal notices from a London office now, and if you get one like this

i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/bmcgmx/scamletter.jpg

burn it.

carry on.
( TBL I posted this on, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:29, archived)

can't see photobucket stuff soz

( RedStar returneth, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:30, archived)

me neither

( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:31, archived)

if you get a letter from photobucket - bin it

( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:33, archived)

i certainly will 'matic

( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:37, archived)

can see facebook though
WINS
( RedStar returneth, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:33, archived)

:(
show off
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:35, archived)

can you see individual photos?
from facebook?
( RedStar returneth, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:37, archived)

yes

( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:42, archived)

ping jammastergeordie.com

Pinging jammastergeordie.com [0.0.0.0] with 32 bytes of data:

Destination specified is invalid.
Destination specified is invalid.
Destination specified is invalid.
Destination specified is invalid.

Ping statistics for 0.0.0.0:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 

( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:37, archived)

JMG's an invalid?

( Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:39, archived)

oh right.... now i get it :)

(likeajackhammer, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:39, archived)

?

(likeajackhammer, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:39, archived)

I can see biscuits

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:38, archived)

I want a scotch finger.

(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:44, archived)

You want to finger Scott?

( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:48, archived)

Yes.
that's exactly what I meant.
(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:49, archived)

Keeps the ice stirred around.

( Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Tue 6 Nov 2007, 16:09, archived)

Can someone make me a cup of tea please?

( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:30, archived)

I have just put the kettle on
milk? Sugar?
( Mrs.Sp@m, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:33, archived)

Dijon mustard? frog's legs? one Snail or two?
wing of bat?
( RedStar returneth, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:34, archived)

No milk or sugar, ta.

( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:35, archived)

two lumps, no sugar.

( Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:38, archived)

~<sub>~|U|

Nope, that was shit.</sub>
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:33, archived)

Looks more like goatse
(__, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:35, archived)

I can do a wine glass instead.

[~]
_|_


.

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:38, archived)

hows this DAMMIT
It didn't work
( Mrs.Sp@m, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:38, archived)

Use <pre> tags around it to keep the spacing.

( Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:40, archived)

*tries again*

    (  )   (   )  )
              ) (   )  (  (
              ( )  (    ) )
              _____________
              ___
             |             |/ _ \
             |               | | |
             |               |_| |
          ___|             |\___/
         /    \___________/    \
         \_____________________/

( Mrs.Sp@m, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:44, archived)

WOOHOO

( Mrs.Sp@m, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:44, archived)

hurrah!

( TBL I posted this on, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:53, archived)

Woohoo!

( Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Tue 6 Nov 2007, 16:07, archived)

I want (swirly blurry grey smudge).com!

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:30, archived)

You forgot to blur out the domain name down the bottom

(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:31, archived)

I'll blur down your bottom in a minute

( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:32, archived)

He should be so lucky

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:33, archived)

cheers

( TBL I posted this on, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:33, archived)

*applauds for being helpful and nice*

( Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:35, archived)

It's not much of a scam.
It makes it perfectly clear that it's just an offer to switch.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:32, archived)

not to some people
like the bloke that gave it to me
( TBL I posted this on, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:34, archived)

Caveat Emptor.
Something isn't 'a scam' simply because some silly people choose to pay too much for something.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:35, archived)

tell that to the internet
www.domainnameshop.co.uk/z_info_scams.php

www.searchenginecollege.com/2005/11/domain-registry-of-america-scam-alive.html

been around for a while you see, and its back
( TBL I posted this on, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:37, archived)

OK. So ...
"Something isn't 'a scam' simply because some silly people choose to pay too much for something and other people whine about it on the internet."
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:39, archived)

www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/06/court_bars_canadian_domain_slammer/
(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:42, archived)

I am simply pointing this out to people who don't know about it
super brainy people like yourself should have noticed that.
( TBL I posted this on, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:43, archived)

A worthy effort.
But you don't need to be even loosely brainy to work out that letter.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:53, archived)

DRoA have been at it for years, and most of their letters are more deceptive than that one
and they've been sued within an inch of their life on several occasions for letters that were clearly intended to look like a bill.
(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:37, archived)

It would be a scam if you gave the money and they did not switch it
Are they for real? If so this is spam not scam.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:38, archived)

They (probably) will (eventually) transfer the domain, so they're just spammers now.
They used to be scammers in that they pretended to be the domain registry and tricked people into thinking they must renew with them, or register similar domains, or lose their domain. They're shitbags either way.
(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:40, archived)

as mentioned they have been about for years
letter sent from Jamaica (alaska) but reply letter to London?

quick google said "bad" so I told teh internets
( TBL I posted this on, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:41, archived)

I, Rev. Mr Umbongo Rikitikkitavi, have nothing to fear.
I could help you out with your finances too if you help me transfer some war diamonds out of my country.
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:32, archived)

I'm gonna get
German police specialists to unscramble your domain address.
( BlueHaze Chutney. All good., Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:33, archived)

Yes.
Domain owners are easily tricked by this kind of crap.
( Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:33, archived)

I just buy all mine though one ISP,
and its so simple , easy and conveniant.
( turb0t, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:39, archived)

Yup.
I'm a registrar/reseller.
( Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:41, archived)

then they are illiterate
and dim. There's no law against making money out of people who are out of their depth. It's perfectly clear in bold letters that it's just an offer.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:42, archived)

but it says 'this is not a bill, you can do what you like' on it
unless they just nick off with your money or something
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:34, archived)

it says it in bold letters too
You have to be one brain cell short of an amoeba to not understand the letter.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:40, archived)

there are plenty of those about.

( TBL I posted this on, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:45, archived)

Ohhh, I get loads of them every month, and just ignore them.

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:36, archived)

One of the benefits of WHOIS privacy:
any mail sent to the address for my domain names is shredded.
(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:43, archived)

I've been getting
them for years.
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:42, archived)

Anyone stupid enough
to not read those letters properly and to fall for it, deserve to be taken for as much as the scammers can get out of them.
( Mystery_Bob, Tue 6 Nov 2007, 15:48, archived)