Last week I got a strange email from someone named Zhifa Ning
(ningzhifa@outlook.com) who told me they were going to register my first and
last name in .cn, .net.cn, .org.
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In case you missed the memo, if you’ve ever stayed at a Marriott before…there’s
a good chance that
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.TK is quickly becoming a case study in what happens when you give domains away
for free. The most prevalent scam
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ZDNet published a story yesterday about two Australian domain registrars that
were hit with close to $2M AUD in fines for
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Domain appraisal scams seem to still be going strong and one of the most recent
ones comes from someone claiming to