[AusNOG] WARNING! WARNING: SCAM [Domain Register Pty Ltd]

[Haydn Cockayne]

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*Haydn Cockayne* | ICT Operations Officer

Kolbe Catholic College <http://www.kolbe.wa.edu.au/> | Dowling St,
Rockingham, WA, 6168 <http://goo.gl/maps/SkJZ5>
Helpdesk: 9591 4222 | Direct: 9591 4207


On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Jesse O'Connor <jessexoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Matthew,
>
> > Is there anyone on the list that works for CloudFlare? It seems this
> company wants to ensure that their server cannot be tracked or have been
> ddosed before. I am trying to find the datacentre that’s hosting the server
> and have the server shutdown. If they are smart they are possibly using a
> US server.
>
> I do not work for CloudFlare, but you could try looking for subdomains
> that might not be behind CloudFlare, then looking at the owner of those
> IPs:
>
> https://www.google.com.au/search?q=site:*.domainregister.com.au
> Found one: manage.domainregister.com.au
>
> $ host manage.domainregister.com.au
> manage.domainregister.com.au has address 87.76.16.45
> manage.domainregister.com.au has IPv6 address ::87.76.16.45
>
> $ whois 87.76.16.45
> ...snip...
> organisation:   ORG-FHL6-RIPE
> org-name:       Future Hosting LLC
> org-type:       other
> address:        39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 600
> address:        Novi, MI 48375, US
> mnt-ref:        MNT-4DDATACENTRES
> mnt-by:         VP88412-MNT
> tech-c:         VP3935-RIPE
> admin-c:        VP3935-RIPE
> abuse-c:        VAH17-RIPE
> abuse-mailbox:  security at vpsdatacenter.com
> abuse-mailbox:  security at futurehosting.com
> source:         RIPE # Filtered
> ...snip...
>
> Cheers,
> Jesse
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 1:05 PM, ANSA SERVERS <info at ausnetservers.net.au>
> wrote:
>
>>  Hey All,
>>
>>
>>
>> Just heads up to EVERYONE in the hosting / domain registration business
>> Australia and worldwide this company (Domain Register Pty Ltd) is possibly
>> scamming your clients into purchasing domain names and forward hosting that
>> they do not need or want with their invoice looking quotes.
>>
>>
>>
>> This company has already been done by the ACCC once and have come back
>> again this year with a clause on their quote “This is an invitation to
>> register, disregard this letter if you are not the proprietor or if you do
>> not wish to register”
>>
>>
>>
>> However, earlier this year the privacy laws changed and this company
>> should be offering an opt out option to not receive this content. I have
>> called them at least 10 times telling them to remove my postal box from
>> their marketing lists.
>>
>>
>>
>> NetRegistry and myself are already across the issue. I have contacted the
>> AFP, ACCC AuDA and Consumer Affairs VIC as well as listed it on scam watch.
>> But this new entity is operating from within the laws So it’s a matter of
>> buyer beware
>>
>>
>>
>> We have received over 120 of these letters addressed to clients since
>> April 2013. Thankfully it’s our address not theirs!
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there anyone on the list that works for CloudFlare? It seems this
>> company wants to ensure that their server cannot be tracked or have been
>> ddosed before. I am trying to find the datacentre that’s hosting the server
>> and have the server shutdown. If they are smart they are possibly using a
>> US server.
>>
>>
>>
>> I wouldn’t mind having their 1300 number terminated as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> More information here:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://whois.domaintools.com/domainregister.com.au
>>
>>
>> http://www.netregistry.com.au/support/warning-domain-registration-scam-from-domain-register-pty-ltd-april-2013/
>>
>>
>> http://www.netregistry.com.au/support/WARNING-Domain-Registration-scam-from-Domain-Name-Group-Pty-Ltd-July-2010/
>>
>>
>> http://www.auda.org.au/about-auda/our-services/consumer-alerts/unsolicited-letters-from-domain-name-group-pty-ltd-and-domain-register-pty-ltd/
>>
>>
>>
>> Contact me for further information
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
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