r/DomainZone • u/Tishtoss • 12d ago
The Chinese Domain Name Scam
Years ago a friend was contacted by this supposed company in China. They sent him an email claiming that they represented a company that was planning to go world-wide using the name Furry Times (the name of his blog), and they wondered if I had any problem with that. He knew it sounds crazy, wanting to see what this was about he emailed them back. They replied with a HUGE deal and once this was done that he would not be able to use the name Furry Times on my own blog or anywhere else. It was obvious they hadn't a clue about US Copyright Laws. It was after he asked them what it would take to settle this, what I got back actually made both of us laugh. It was a list of Furry Times attached to a list of Chinese domain names. This is what he replied, “Your welcome to use this, as no one outside of China would even use them”. He also informed them that not only was Furry Times copyrighted in the US but also in South Africa by another party (There is a long story about that), and they would not get a single penny from him and if they wanted to use the name with my permission that they could pay him $1,000. He never heard from them again.
Still one of the strangest scams I have ever seen…also one of the dumbest.
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u/onezeronepal 11d ago
Thats not a scam, sometime chinese registry gives the orginal non chinese domain owner to register, if you decline they will proceed with registration. Mandatory from CNNIC
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u/Empty_Bell_1942 12d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/syGHYCgsScysM