Yes, Charles, I got a bloody telephone call from them. It took me by surprise. It
was the same outfit. Interland. I wasn't there when the call came in, and got a
message to phone. Thinking it was a client calling, I called back, and found out
these people were doing what has been described below. So the gambit is not only via
mail or however this invoice that Oblio is taking about, arrived, it is by
telemarketing too.
Eric
At 09:20 AM 6/17/01 -0400, you wrote:
>For those of you not on dev-list, I'm trying to get this thread into
>discuss.
>
>This seems to me an interesting (and morally reprehensible!) tactic.
>Anyone else know similar things?
>
>Charles Daminato
>TUCOWS Product Manager
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:37:53 -0400
>From: Oblio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Problem with Network Solutions denying transfers
>
>Speaking of domain transfers, I just got what appears to be an invoice from
>NSI, except that it has Interland splashed all over it. Basically, they
>are asking me to renew this domain (which doesn't expire till Oct.), and
>that I should make a payment or "[I] risk losing it to another
>party". It's pretty convincing. By it wants me to make checks payable to
>Interland, not NSI! Look familiar? Tactics of the long distance phone
>carriers? I'll bet if I paid this bill, they'd switch my registrar...
>
>Oblio
