Last night, we received a message from Lily Chen - someone who says they’re going to try to use our domain name in China, etc. or poses as a registrar just trying to get us to contact them to have those domain names secured through their company, etc. It sounds pretty vague and shady.
After spending a few min on research it turns out that it’s poorly designed and SPAM email Made in China :) and it can be safely ignored and deleted.
Here’s the body of message:
Dear CEO,
We are a domain name registrar centre in HongKong.and in charge of the registeration in Asia.We have something important need to confirm with your company.
On Sep 17, 2008,we received a formal application form from M-Super Corp who applies to register
internet trademark:kontech
And the domain names:
kontech.asia
kontech.cn
kontech.com.cn
kontech.com.hk
kontech.com.tw
kontech.hk
kontech.in
kontech.tw
During our auditing procedure we find out that the M-Super Corp has no trade mark, Intellectual property, nor patent even similar to that word.we have the duty to inform you this matter. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of M-Super Corp yet, in order to deal with this issue better, please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Lily Chen.
Auditing Director
________________________________________
Fax: + 852 8226 1055
Email: lily.chen@sk-network.org
Web: http://www.sk-holdings.net
________________________________________
Confidentiality Notice:This is a letter for confirmation. If the mentioned third party is your business partner or distributor in Asia please DO NOT reply. We will automatically confirm application from your business partner after this audit procedure.we have to notify you,and our registration organization are not responsible for any dispute questions about trade mark,intellectual property nor patent after they succeed in registration.hope you can understand.thank you.
09/23/2008
Thre goes a follow-up email from Lily flagged with high importance:
From: Lily Chen [mailto:lily.chen@sk-network.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:13 AM
To: Kxxxxx Mxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Read: (To the CEO) Regarding Domain Name "kontech "Importance: High
Dear Sir/Ms,
We did not receive your reply until now. I have been helping you in the whole course, but we need your cooperation, We don't hope the domains be registered under your unknown.So we sent email to inform your company to protect your interest.Do you mean that you want to give up the registration? If so, we will sign the registration agreement with the third party . So please confirm whether you need to reserve your rights. Waiting for your further reply as soon as possible. If any question, do not hesitate to contact me.
Best Regards
Lily
Auditing Director
Safe to ignore/delete
I just got the exact same email for my company. I almost thought it was real for a few minutes.
ReplyDeleteMe too. Just received it this am and it looks very convincing, but I always check these things before replying.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this.
It's just a spammer trying to make a few bucks on you registereing some unnecessary domain names thru them.
ReplyDeleteDon't do it..
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI receive an e-mail like that you are talking but with another e-mail ... the e-mail is titans.bu@sk-network.org
Alert other ppl to avoid scam(spam) e-mails.
I got one from Kevin@sknet with similar was suspicious. Tried to search for domain registration asia and rather than them coming up, it was this...
ReplyDeleteDear all:
ReplyDeleteBest advice is to make your domain register private to keep your contact data from preying eyes, ask so to your domain registrar (Network Solutions is a good choice).
This is the second stuff alike I receive. The first time I was unwise enough to answer the request and state we had no branches nor had authorized any such registrations. Then in their reply they turned really nasty look: (take note of the web, company, mail and name of such thieves)
Dear Roberto,
Previously, we have discussed already on that the third party submitted their application of registering domain names on behalf of your company. Besides, I have given you the corresponding response to your replied email. But I have not received any your reply so far. I do not know if this means you have given up automatically and pass the application of registration for “Therms International Holdings Ltd”. If then, we will complete all the registration of “Therms International Holdings Ltd” after five work days and parse to the website they want us to point to.
We have informed you this matter and hence we will not bear any legal problems of your any intellectual property right and your trademark or the confusing to your website. If you have not considered if you want to register, please contact me within these 5 work days in time. Thanks!
Best Regards,
King Huang
Auditing Manager
Auditing Department
Hong Kong Head Office:
Tel: 00852 8122 6293(Direct)
Fax: 00852 8125 7328
Email: king@westnet.hk.cn
Email: king@asiadnr.com.cn (personal email)
Web: http://www.westtechnology.asia
There 2 kinds of people, some work and others steal from the first.
Best Regards
Roberto Sánchez
I just got a forward asking me to investigate this e-mail::
ReplyDeleteSent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:04 PM
Subject: *Our company*-Intellectual property rights (TO CEO)
Dear CEO,
Are you the owner of the trademark "*Our company*", please?We have something important need to confirm with your company.On the May 20th, 2009, we received an application formally. One company named "Smore International Investment Company" wanted to register following
Domain names:
*Our company*.asia
*Our company*.cc
*Our company*.com.hk
*Our company*.com.tw
*Our company*.hk
*Our company*.in
*Our company*.tw
Internet key word:
*Our company*
through our body.
After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of Smore International Investment Company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.
this is clearly a scam... From what I've found they sent out quite a lot of these e-mails in the september to december range of 08... there was a lot of complaining, then nothing, now it seems they are trying to make a comeback...
DON'T BUY INTO THIS JUNK -
Hello!
ReplyDeleteIt seems that this guys become active again. Here's the message:
From: eric [mailto:eric@sknet-work.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:53 PM
To: sales
Subject: Internet Copyright of our company domain*(To Principal).
Dear President,
We are an organization specified at dealing with domain name dispute and registration in Asia. We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.
On January 4, 2010, we received an application formally, one company named "Mangto Holding Ltd" applied for the Internet keyword "*our company domain*" and some domain names with our organization.
After checking, we found your company is the original trademark owner. If the company's action haven't been authorized by your company ,so their behavior will conflict with your interests. In order to deal with the matter better,please contact us ASAP. Thanks.
Best Regards,
Eric
Manager
________________________________________
Web: www.asiadm.org
Tel: ++852-95660496
++852-95660205
Fax: ++852-30197872
Mail: eric@dnrcenter.hk
eric@sknet-work.net
2010-01-06
be carefull :)
I just received a second e-mail from this company that had similar content. I ignored the first e-mail as I could see it was a scam. I wish people could just make an honest living and not scam the hard working individuals who are just trying to survive and make a comeback from a tough economy.
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Hello,Sorry to trouble you!I'm brent,The dispute period will come soon. We did not receive your reply until now. Do you mean that you want to give up the registration or any other questions?
If you give up the registration, we can arrange our technical department to register those domains for the third party.he will become the legal owner of these domain names in the world. You will be responsible for the loss caused by the matter yourself. Because We had notified you, so we are not responsible for any dispute questions about intellectual property right and trade mark after they succeed in registration.
Waiting for your further reply as soon as possible. If any question, do not hesitate to contact me.
(PS:If you are not in charge of this matter,please transfer this email to appropriate dept.)
Best Regards,
Brent
Auditing Director
SK Holdings Company. Ltd
West Asia Office:
TEL: +852-9-5660 205
FAX: +852-3-0197 872
Email: brent@west-asia.com
jerry.lee@dnrcenter.hk (IT Department )
Web: http://www.sk-dns.org
Here is comes again! I received this last night, 2.10.2010:
ReplyDeleteWe are an organization specified at dealing with domain name dispute and registration in Asia. We have something important on intellectual property right need to confirm with your company.
Today we received a formal application from a company called B2bmarketplace International, who applied to register "hrdconsultingmn " as their domain name in some countries and Network Trademark. During our preliminary investigation, we found that these domain names' keyword is identical with your trademark. I wonder whether you consigned B2bmarketplace International to register these domain names with us? Or is B2bmarketplace International your business partner or distributor in Asia?
Currently, we have already postponed this application of this company temporarily. Therefore please let the relevant person make a confirmation with me by telephone or email ASAP
Best Regards,
Wanda Peng
Auditing Department(HK Office)
Tel:00852 95 66 0205
FAX:00852-3071-7730
Email:wanda@skasiadnr.net
wanda.peng@dnrcenter.hk
Web:www.asiadm.hk.cn
Ask them for the application to secure the domains for yourself. Cost on my application $1879 USD per 10 years (they offer 10 or 20 year terms).
ReplyDeleteI just received the same spam message. I also thought it was legitimate for a few minutes until I noticed the return address was for rambo.dong@skdmrc.org
ReplyDeleteBest Spam Name EVER!
I just got one too. TOTAL GARBAGE. See Below.
ReplyDelete-----Original Message-----
From: luna.fu [mailto:luna.fu@skholding.cn]
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 2:27 AM
To: Jesse Hellyer
Subject: RE:Intellectual property rights-Regarding Kpmedi.(TO CEO)
Importance: High
Dear CEO,
We are an organization specified at dealing with domain name dispute and registration in Asia, which mainly deal with international company's in Asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.
On April.26, 2010, we received an application formally. One company named "Early spring group Co., LTD" wanted to register following Internet keyword : kpmedi
and domain names:
kpmedi.cn
kpmedi.com.cn
kpmedi.asia
kpmedi.eu
kpmedi.tw
kpmedi.com.hk
kpmedi.jp
kpmedi.us
through our entity.
After our initial examination, we found that the keyword and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of Early spring group Co., LTD yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Confidentiality Notice: This is a letter for confirmation. If the mentioned third party is your business partner or distributor in China please DO NOT reply. We will automatically confirm application from your business partner after this audit procedure.we have to notify you,and our registration organization are not responsible for any dispute questions about trade mark,intellectual property nor patent after they succeed in registration.hope you can understand.thank you.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best Regards,
Luna Fu
Director
Sponsoring Registrar:sk holdings company ltd
Address: 3A, Units 20/F, Far East Consortium Bldg., 121 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: 00852-956-604-89
Fax: 00852-306-969-40
Email:luna.fu@govym.hk.cn / luna.fu@skholding.cn
Web:www.sk-dns.org
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luna.fu
2010-04-26
My advise to everyone. Make no contact with these people and ASAP make your domain registration "private". This costs only some bucks a year and your name and address won't be disclosed, hence this petty MFs won't be able to contact you. It is as weel important to highlite that they are trying to lure you into buying from them, so actually no reprisal will take effect since this means expense for them. Goog luck. Fend up this parasites.
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