Report: #65771

Report: Domain Registry Of America

Category: Computer Fraud

Domain Registry of America Misleading domain renewal letters that fool you into thinking you need to renew your domain names with them. ripoff Nationwide

...Its not just the States and Australia that this comany is targeting.

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Domain Registry Of America

Phone:
Fax:

http://www.droa.com/
, Nationwide
U.S.A.

Submitted: Friday, August 15, 2003

Last posting: Thursday, August 21, 2008

New York, New York

My wife got taken by these sleazebags. They lookup publicly available domain owner records for owners of domains that are due to expire.

They then send phony "renewal" looking letters just before the expiration date and play the odds that most people will fill them out and pay them without realizing that they are paying more than the original registrar would have paid and you are transferring custody of the domain to them. When my wife called she spoke to a nasty piece of work woman called Rena (or Penal couldn't quite make it out)

Anyway we are reporting them to the Buffalo better business bureau and the Feds - Given than they sent the letter across state borders there could be a case for Federal Wire Fraud.

CAUTION: READ THE REALLY SMALL PRINT ON THE BACK OF THE FORMS!!

Noah
New York, New York
U.S.A.

STOP! ..before you think about using the Better Business Bureau (BBB)... CLICK HERE to see how other consumers were victimized by the BBB's false or misleading information. Don't be fooled! It has been reported, when there are thousands of complaints and other investigations underway by authorities, the BBB has no choice but to finally give an UNsatisfactory rating to a BBB member business that is paying the BBB big membership fees every year. When a business is reported that is NOT a BBB member, BBB files WILL more likely show an UNsatisfactory rating, then reportedly shake down that company to become a member of the BBB. One positive thing about the BBB is, either way, if a business has an unsatisfactory rating with the BBB, you can be sure, the business is bad. But what about all those BBB member businesses that had complaints filed against them? Consumers never get to hear about them. What about the BBB advertising to the public? Is this a false and misleading perception they are giving about “consumer confidence” when dealing with a business? Click here to understand more of what consumers and business alike are saying about the BBB. You decide. ..Remember. The BBB membership is not earned, it’s paid for!

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Australia is being Bombarded by them as well Wally [8/15/2003]
Its not just the States and Australia that this comany is targeting. Sonic7600 [8/21/2008]

Submitted: Friday, August 15, 2003

Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003

Wally

Kawana Waters
Australia

Australia is being Bombarded by them as well

Noah, just so you are aware these idiots are pelting me with exhorbantly high renewals as well. I have over 250 domains so you can imagine how much they are wasting on postage. I immediately file them where they belong in the 'round filing cabinet' (the wastepaper bin).
They are not just crossing US State borders they are scamming Internationally as well.
They keep sending them and I keep filing them!!
Kind regards to all from our little patch of Paradise - The Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia - the home of the Crocodile Hunter.
Wally

Submitted: Thursday, August 21, 2008

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008

Sonic7600

TULSE HILL
United Kingdom

Its not just the States and Australia that this comany is targeting.

Hi,

I would just like to add my comment, "Domain Registry of America" is also targeting UK domain holders as well.

A note to all domain holders where ever you are, DO NOT respond to the mail you have received from this company, instead contact your ISP and they will either be able to renew your domain for you or put you in contact with the domain registrar where your domain is actually registered.

"Domain Registry of America" will take your money and may not do anything about registering your domain and could leave you without a domain when it actually expires. This company preys on individuals who are afriad of losing their domains as it may be their bread and butter (the means in which they generate money).

I hope I have shed some light of this international scam that is be committed by "Domain Registry of America".

Regards,

Sonic7600
London, United Kingdom

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