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MAllie

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I've just received this, unlike any of the other spam emails I've received before in connection with my domain names. Is this something that should concern me or is it just another form of spam? I have boysingreen.com, net & info & all four with 'the' before it. 'Boys in Green' is how the Irish football team is referred to, and I'm making a mini-site for one of the names soon.



Dear Sir/Madam 2009-10-2
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We are a internet service (software development, website design and development, wifi network works to promote the protection of brands, search engine optimization, etc.) company in China,
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Several days ago we received a formal application submited by Robert Jiang who wanted to use the keyword "boysingreen" to register the Internet Brand and with
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suffix .cn /.com.cn /.net.cn/.hk/ .asia/ domain names.
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After our initial checking through Internet , we found that the keyword "boysingreen" to be applied for registration is same as your keyword.Accordingly,before we finish his registration,we would like to get your final decision about this,whether you mind his registration,if you believe his registration would affect your bussiness and produce conflict,then we could give your priority to register them,as the keyword is first used by your company.However,if you do not think so,please advise of that and then we will finish his registration.
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For proceeding the next step, Please contact us by Fax ,Telephone or Email as soon as possible. Under the circumstance of no your reply during the next 5 working days ,we will consider you to give it up and finish his registration.
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Yours sincerely
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Emma
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Checking Department
Tel: 86 513 85330968
Fax: 86 513 80260106
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.wifint.cn
Mail No.:2565193
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I think they are just trying to get you to buy them in all those extensions as well. I received a similar email but put them on my spam list. I also get A LOT of letters like this in the mail, I just toss them.
 
Known scam - there are several other posts here on DNF about this
 
...I just delete them.
 
Thanks, guys. That's brilliant. I must admit it's the first time I've come across this and I must have missed the relevant threads on the forum, but I had an inkling it was some sort of spam scam.
 
I got the same for one of my domains.
 
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