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Is this a scam?
Posted by on 2018-08-17 at 1:45 PM
Hello all, this looks like scam to me but I want to make sure. I received a similar email last year but there was no follow up email after I replied to the initial one.
Their email
On 2018-06-22 11:19, wan wrote:
> Dear Manager,
>
> The confirmation letter of your company name thelovingenergy
> application for registration:
>
> We are an agency engaging in registering brand name and domain names.
> Today, Our center received an application from MatDor Company and they
> apply to register thelovingenergy as their brand name and some
> top-level domain names(.CN .HK etc). We found the main body of domain
> names is same as your company name. I am not sure about the
> relationship between you and them. Please tell me whether or not your
> company authorizes them to register names.
>
> We are dealing with the application and we need to confirm whether you
> have authorized them? If you don’t authorize them, please reply me an
> e-mail. Looking forward to your reply.
>
> Best regards,
>
> David Wan | Service & Operations Manager
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> Tel:0086.553836.6231 || Fax:0086.553836.6231
>
> _THIS E-MAIL ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS
> EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE BY LAW AND SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT. _
>
> P please consider the environment before printing this e-mailMy reply
From: stephanieTo: wanDate: 2018-06-26, 03:28:18Subject: Re: thelovingenergyHello David,Thank you for getting in touch. No I did not authorize anything and am
not associated with this company or brand you mentioned.Best wishes,
StephanieTheir reply to my reply
Notice: Regarding the Domain name dispute and registration case, we did not receive any of your reply until now. Concerning the mentioned Domains names and Brand Name please confirm whether you need to register those names by yourselves? If need, please let us know in time, we can send an Domain Name Application Registration Contract to you. If you think the registration of that company or the use of following domain names will not bring any negative effect to your company, I suggest you can give up these domain names, then we will accept that company application unconditionally. Further questions please contact me in time.
Best Regards,David Wan | Service & Operations ManagerChina Registry (Head Office) | No.8-8018, Peace Building,
Jinghu District, Wuhu City, ChinaTel: 0086 5538 3662 31 | Fax: 0086 5538 3662 31This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain information that is exempt from disclosure by law and subject to copyright. If you have received this message in error, please let me know and delete it.P please consider the environment before printing this e-mailMy reply to their reply to my reply
Hello David,
I don’t know what you are talking about. What dispute? What registration? You emailed a while ago to ask me if I knew your clients or their brand. I said no. I am not involved in whatsoever you are doing with your clients. Don’t you think you could have written in a nicer manner? I do not know you at all and I’m using my own time answering your emails which I am not interested in. Is this some sort of scam to get me to have your service in any way? If so, at least learn to talk nicer.
No wish no regards for you.
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6 Replies
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Reads like a phishing scam to me!
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Yes. Not written properly either which indicates that it’s phishing.
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Stephanie,I believe this is either a scam or someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing.If someone wants to buy the domain name thelovingenergy.org, thelovingenergy.cn or whatever, they don’t need your permission and they wouldn’t even notify you. If they want the domain you already own (which is not the case here), they would just offer to buy it from you.If they’re registering a brand name, they would search the trademark database of their country for “thelovingenergy” to see if anyone else has already registered it as a brand name. I understand that usually a brand name has to be registered separately in each country, so as long as that brand name is available in China or wherever they’re doing business, again – they have no reason to notify you.So I don’t think this is legit.Where is my company name being used? https://namechk.com/Who owns a particular domain? http://whois.domaintools.com/Trademark search in US: http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=4808:5x8nie.1.1
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Thank you thank you and thank you! I thought it was a scam but little part of me was a bit scared! All good now. Thank you! 🙂
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Yes, This is a scam. I have gotten these over the years as I own several domains. And they usually come from China. I do not respond…Best to you, good learning~ Alexandra
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Thank you Alexandra ❤
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