[wellylug] bogus domain invoices

Lindsay klhunter at paradise.net.nz
Thu Aug 7 22:20:17 NZST 2003


I take your point!  :-)

L
mug

Klenner, Colin wrote:

>I received one yesterday and had a good read.
>
>I doubt there is anything that can be done. The letter explicitly states it
>is solicitation of business. If anyone is mug enough to accept solicitations
>as genuine invoices then so be it.
>
>Colin
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Francois Prowse [mailto:fp at prowse.co.nz] 
>Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 9:14 AM
>To: wellylug at lists.naos.co.nz
>Subject: Re: [wellylug] bogus domain invoices
>
>
>Just ignore it, from what I understand this is being escalated to the 
>registrar of domains for NZ who will be looking into it. 
>
>Feel free to call them and give them a piece of your mind - however their
>phone system is permantly jammed - hopefully with people telling them 
>where to stick their bogus invoices. 
>
>Francois
>
>On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Lindsay wrote:
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>>Yes, I have one.  Fooled me.  "Bugger" I thought!  Then I read this.
>> "Hooray" I thought!
>>
>>Can well help the prosecution?
>>
>>L
>>
>>Francois Prowse wrote:
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>>>Guys - just to let you know a company called Domain Names NZ (Aussie
>>>company apparently) is trolling through domain records and sending 
>>>authentic looking invoices for similar domains to ones the receipient 
>>>already owns. 
>>>
>>>I received 5 seperate letters in the mail for this this morning. Just
>>>thought I let you know....feel free to call them and give them a 
>>>bollocking - I'm going to. 
>>>
>>>The NZ Registra for domains has been informed, as this behaviour is 
>>>not
>>>allowed, and probably almost illegal
>>>
>>>:)
>>>
>>>Francois
>>>
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