John,

My experience is similar, although I have not captured the metrics.  I often receive (third-hand via tech/admin email addresses) slamming emails, rather than fake renewal notices, suggesting that domains are about to be registered which include my brand, offering me an opportunity to jump-in and claim it, along with a bunch of others.
 
Kind regards,

Martin
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From:	<john@crediblecontext.com>
To:	"Deutsch,  Sarah B" <sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com>, "'Chris Chaplow'" <chris@andalucia.com>, "bc-gnso@icann.org" <bc-gnso@icann.org>
Date:	14/03/2012 17:40
Subject:	RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices
Sent by:	owner-bc-gnso@icann.org

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Sarah,

Any sense if the 25 a year you get is more, less or about the same as other similar-sized and positioned companies?

Berard
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices
From: "Deutsch, Sarah B" <sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com>
Date: Wed, March 14, 2012 8:36 am
To: "'Chris Chaplow'" <chris@andalucia.com>, "bc-gnso@icann.org"
<bc-gnso@icann.org>

John, Zahid:
 
The attached chart may be helpful for you as you discuss the fake renewal issue.  This chart documents the many fake renewal/registration claims we have received inside Verizon.  Most come from companies located in China or Hong Kong.  We’ve sent a cease and desist letter to each, written to the Hong Kong Telecom Authority and the FTC, all to no avail.
 
Sarah
 


Sarah B. Deutsch
Vice President & Associate General Counsel
Verizon Communications
Phone: 703-351-3044
Fax: 703-351-3670
From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of Chris Chaplow
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:01 PM
To: bc-gnso@icann.org
Subject: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices
 
John and Zahid,
 
I probably will not be at the Council tomorrow. Here is the  issue that steve mentioned.
 
I have website client who get fake renewal notices.  Or phone calls.
 
“We have a client who wants to register  name.cn   and as you have name.com  and as we are a responsible registrar (actually not accredited) we wanted to check with you first before accepting our client’s order.   Do you want to register for 10 years of $$$  ?”
 
I advise my clients it is a scam, but just to be on the safe side they usually instructs me to make a defensive registration and I do so for one year with another registrar.
 
Best
Chris Chaplow
Managing Director
Andalucia.com S.L.
Avenida del Carmen 9
Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo
1ª Planta, Oficina 30
Estepona, 29680
Malaga, Spain
Tel: + (34) 952 897 865
Fax: + (34) 952 897 874
E-mail: chris@andalucia.com
Web: www.andalucia.com
Information about Andalucia, Spain.
 



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