[thelist] Website Name Registry Scam?

[Lee kowalkowski]

On 27/10/06, beckcf19 at comcast.net <beckcf19 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Has anyone heard anything about this scam where you search for a name for
> your potential site and then within minutes the name you searched for is
> bought by another company?  You then receive an email asking you if you want
> to purchase the name from them.  This fortunately did not happen to me, but
> is happening to a lot of people.  Might be a good thing to check out if you
> are looking to find a name for a site or your name expires soon.  Its
> amazing how deep this scam really gets.  You can find some info at
> http://www.jobooyah.com/Soundoff_Weekly_Rant.htm
>
Who discloses their email address whilst searching for domain names?  I
don't.

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LK