Very Interesting indeed!!!

[drbiohealth]

I received an email today from verisign saying that I had requested them to transfer my domain name from the current registrar to their name server. The mail also mentions that the registrant would be a different person (who i don't know!!) once the transfer is effected. Interestingly, I never asked them for the transfer.... ..moreover why would I want to transfer in somebody else's name who I don't know. Thief on the prowl.....be careful....has anyone else faced something of this sort........the transcript of the mail is,

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***Please do not reply to this email message.***

Date: 2002-11-22 12:37:34.0

We've received a request to change the registrar(s)
for the domain name(s) listed below to VeriSign.

Upon completion of the transfer, the registrant for the
domain name(s) will be Kevin Ahern.

However, we require authorization from you before we can
complete the processing. To obtain the necessary authorization,
this email message was sent.

Please access the secure web page at:

https://registrar-transfers.com/

and follow the instructions to authorize the Change of Registrar
for the domain name(s). If you're unable to click on the link
above, please paste the URL into your browser and follow the
instructions.

If you don't respond within 14 days from the
original date of this message shown above, your request will be
cancelled.

Domain Name Current Registrar

HYBRIDSEEDS.COM DIRECT INFORMATION PVT. LTD., DBA DIRECTI.COM


Best regards,

VeriSign Registrar
www.netsol.com

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[DotComster]

Best you contact netsol support asap and report this asap - just in case. It might also help tighten up security at netsol to.

 

[Whois-Search]

If you think about it anyone could register registrar-transfers.com at netsol and copy the whois from netsol.com

 

[dtobias]

Yeah, I make that point myself in my domain site where I criticize companies using "cutesy" marketing gimmick domains instead of logical subdomains, especially in situations where they're expecting customers to trust them and enter personal information, and so forth... you really have no certain way of knowing whether "some-stupid-gimmick.com" is an official site or not.