This is disgusting that an individual who has already given the Australian
domain name industry a bad reputation for scamming registrants once before,
to go ahead and do this now.

This is the kind of action that should never happen again - let alone the
first time.

Regards,
Nigel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Disspain" <ceo&#167;auda.org.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 4:39 PM
Subject: [DNS] Consumer Alert


> Consumer Alert
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> Issued by auDA - 28 November 2002
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> Regarding
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> Emails from Open Your Mind Pty Ltd
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> auDA has become aware that a company called Open Your Mind Pty Ltd (Open
> Your Mind) has sent an email to some domain name registrants regarding
> the administration of Internet Name Protection Pty Ltd trading as
> Internet Name Group (subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) (ING).
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> The email is headed "Consumer Advice - Internet Name Group in
> Administration". It purports to advise former clients of ING on their
> options for renewal and management of their domain name, and offers the
> services of Open Your Mind in respect to renewal and management.
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> However, the email does not disclose that there is a connection between
> ING and Open Your Mind.
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> auDA believes that registrants should be aware that Open Your Mind is a
> company controlled by Mr Sasha Sudakov, who was a Director of ING prior
> to and at the time that ING was placed in administration.
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> ING has been the subject of previous media releases by auDA which can be
> located at:
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> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002042202.html and
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> http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002082102.html
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> For further information contact auDA by emailing info&#167;auda.org.au
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> Chris Disspain
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> CEO - auDA
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