當心網域名稱引來的詐騙
當註冊好一個網域名稱後,該網域名稱的相關資料(包括所有人公司名稱、電話、傳真、email等)都可以藉由WHOIS的查詢得知,雖然這可以讓人知道此網域名稱的所有人資訊,但也讓有心人士藉此設法來敲詐。
下面是我們常收到的類似詐騙的信件,此信的主要內容是說他們是網域名稱註冊公司,而最近有收到某企業想要註冊與您網域名稱同名的亞洲網域名稱(編案:為保護客戶隱私,我們將該名稱改為xxx)如xxx.cn, xxx.hk, xxx.asia等。因為這個xxx名稱和您目前擁有的xxx.com同名,為了怕有衝突,所以他們好心地先來信詢問你們是否有授權該公司為您註冊中國或亞洲的網域名稱,也請您儘快回覆他們以便後續的處理。
(Letter to Head of Brand Business or CEO, thanks.)
Dear Sir or Madam,
This is a formal email. We are the auditing department of a professional domain name registration and dispute solution organization in China. We formally received an online application on July 2, 2013 that a company claimed "SAPT Int'l Ltd" were applying to register "xxx" as their Brand Name and some "xxx" Asian countries top-level domain names. Now we are handling this registration, after our audit department checking, we found this is conflict with your company's domain name and trade name.
According to the registration principle in China, we will audit every application of our customer in order to avoid the conflict of the intellectual property. You are the original trademark owner, so I am sending you this E-mail to check if your company has authorized that company to register these names. If you have authorized this, we will finish the registration at once, otherwise, pls inform me ASAP.
Our time limit for dissent application is 7 workdays. Out of the time limit we will unconditionally finish the registration for that company, so please contact us as soon as possible. Have a beautiful day.
Best Regards,
Michael Hong (Mr.)
Senior Consultant
Dear President,
We are a department of registration service in China.Now we have something need to confirm with you. We formally received an application on September 25, 2013,One company self-styled "Macve Holding, Inc" are applying to register "xxx" as brand name and domain names as below:
xxx.cn
xxx.com.cn
xxx.net.cn
xxx.org.cn
xxx.tw
xxx.com.tw
xxx.hk
xxx.com.hk
xxx.asia
xxx.in
xxx.中国
After our initial examination, we found that the brand name applied for registration is as same as your company's name and trademark. These days we are dealing with it, hope to get the affirmation from your company. If your company and this "Macve Holding, Inc" are the same company,there is no need reply to us,We will accept their application and will register those for them immediately.
If your company has no relationships with that company nor authorized,please reply to us within 7 workdays,if we can't get any information from your side over 7 workdays,we will unconditionally approve the application submitted by "Macve Holding, Inc".
Thanks for your cooperation.
Best Regards,
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Kelly Song
Auditing Dept.
Tel:0086-21-33657821
Fax:0086-21-33657823
收到這種信件最好直接刪除到垃圾桶,完全無需理會。由於網域名稱是屬地主義,也就是每個國家有自己國家對網域名稱的管轄權,.com是美國在管理,.cn是中國在管理,註冊中國的xxx.cn只有在中國境內有其影響範圍不會影響到xxx.com的擁有者(除非xxx.com公司在中國有xxx的商標權)。這種情況就好像一般的商標註冊,在一個國家註冊A商標不會衝突也不需理會在美國的A商標。
相信世界上沒有這麼好心的網域名稱註冊公司,當有生意上門要註冊xxx.cn時還會主動聯絡xxx.com的所有人查閱其中的關係。我們曾將計就計開玩笑地回覆說是的我們有委託該公司幫我們註冊xxx.cn域名,請直接協助該公司為我們註冊xxx.cn。但結果卻是沒有回音而且xxx.cn至今也沒有人註冊。
事實上,類似以上這種利用網域名稱查詢所有人email資料來敲詐的事件時有所聞,遇到類似的情況可以直接置之不理。若有問題或不清楚的地方,歡迎將該信轉寄給我們 來幫您判定。