We have been through this here on the other side of the creek. Some years ago when this guy first started this scam I actually spoke to him trying to recover money that a client had inadvertently paid. Even though the money had not been passed to the sole registrar of .au domains at that time (we had already paid for the domain's renewal) the most that we were able to threaten was a civil action for not refunding monies that had not been applied for the purpose that they were collected. He just didn't give a @#$% about it and continued on his merry way. Unfortunately the problem is that the person paying the money doesn't know enough about what the invoice means and also they don't read the thing in detail. The most success was had here when the registrar used the domain contacts list and emailed a warning to all domain owners. Perhaps your registrar should consider something similar. The warning is probably still on the site at www.inww.com if you need text. The other thing is to get it into the tabloid press, perhaps someone should approach some of your shock jocks to run the story. Maybe Holmes could turn it into a global news story :)) -----Original Message----- From: Tikiri Wicks [mailto:tcwicks(a)maxnet.co.nz] Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2003 3:21 PM To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: [nznog] Domain Names NZ scam Re: Domain Names NZ scam Just wondering is anyone on this list a lawyer I just got my second mail from these bastards. It's made out just like an invoice telling me to register my domain.net.nz Unauthorized use of the domain name registry for commercial solicitation perhaps ? New Zealand Privacy law perhaps ? Is there anything like class action lawsuits in New Zealand and Australia? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juha Saarinen" <juha(a)saarinen.org> To: "Steven Heath" <sheath(a)paradise.net.nz> Cc: <nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz>; "'Matthew G Brown'" <Matt(a)Brh.Co.Nz> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [nznog] Domain Names NZ scam
Steven Heath wrote:
In my opinion it is just more of the many scum aussie operators that just extend thier scams to include NZ.
Was just informed that the AuDA and ACCC court proceedings against Domain Names Pty Ltd will be heard on the 19th of next month.
-- Juha
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