makaveli Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 (edited) just thought i would ask people , about "DROA" the domain registry service of america. i got a posh looking letter off them, and their website was .com not a .org and they wanted my card details and wanted to double the reg fee im already paying! what they obviosuly do i think is search WHOIS for domains near to expiry and email people. a right scam!! their site is droa.com like i say a .org i would of thought? i understand canada has snapped them away and the FTC in america have hit them? and you get a letter like this any more info on what this acually is all about? i am registered with 1&1 (uk) for my domains and getting this seriously makes me wonder 'bout getting "domain masking" anyways what i guess im getting at do you think the UK Trading Standards will know about this (kind of like our FTC but not "police" as such) i dont know if its worth informing them, dont know if they know... the e-mail was posted from NYC i think, but they do have a UK office. so will it be in the trading standards juristriction to do anything? Edited May 25, 2006 by makaveli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I get those too from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Tim Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Spam spam spam. The effort to bring it up to anybody isn't really worth your time or expense. As long as you have registered domains, you will get those. Some guidelines to live by: 1. Know who your registrar is 2. Know when your domains expire. Set them to auto-renew if you intend on keeping them. 3. Don't give your info to anyone that contacts you. If you have domain issues, contact your registrar yourself. (See #1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I got a call from them yesterday. I told the woman I maintain the domain names myself and wasn't giving her any information. Then I thanked her for the call and hung up. No need to stoop to their level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaveli Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 its quite annoying. i think they should be shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatbug Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Shutdown one, another 10 will probably pop up. I think it's got to be quite a profitable scam... why else are so many people getting this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deverill Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 $25 per year is worse than a scam... it's highway robbery! This kind of scam has been going on since Network Solutions got competition... from that time on there have been schemers trying to fool people into renewing with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevevan Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 scammers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Don Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I got one of their letters last week. It is now confetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-JimE Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I got one of thoose here in the UK last month. Like Don, its now confetti JimE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaveli Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 (edited) i have a very "nice" reply i have put in the reply envelope they supply and will post it over the weekend.. ive checked out the offices, theyre in Kensington London, England (uk office) and it looks to be in a residential area! the adress is 56 ____ road, Suite 526 so a hotel perhaps??? or a flat? Edited May 26, 2006 by makaveli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-JimE Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Hello, It probably is. If its a pre-paid reply, then i would not bother with the reply, just seal the envelope empty and post it back. JimE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaveli Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 hehe yeh what an idea the only people i would renew my domain with are 1&1 i think i might pay the $8 and get domain masking so they cant WHOIS my details. you can WHOIS opt-out of any .uk domain but not .com (unless for a fee) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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