If ever a scam deserved an award, this one has to take the prize...

It makes URegister's indiscretion look like a pre-school prank!

...MJM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Rowe [mailto:josh§email.nu]
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2003 1:32 PM
> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: [DNS] RE: Is this from Melbourne IT or just a scam? 
> 
> 
> This is a scam, how ironic.
> 
> http://username:password§hostname:port/path?query-string
> 
> username = www.melbourneit.com.au
> password = renew.cgi
> hostname = 80.47.222.225 (ppp-80-47-222-225.lns.access.uk.tiscali.com)
> path = /
> query-string = abbotsfordco.com
> 
> In other words, this URL:
> 
> http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM
> 
> can be simplified down to this:
> 
> http://80.47.222.225/
> 
> 
> Josh
> --
> http://josh.id.au/
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Open Your Mind [mailto:saasha§openyourmind.com.au] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2003 12:10 
> > To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> > Subject: Is this from Melbourne IT or just a scam? 
> > 
> > 
> > We received about 5 of these, apparently from Melbourne IT, 
> > its strange that even though this name does not expire till 
> > 13-7-2003, we are told that we MUST pay Melbourne IT, and 
> > that the name is SUBJECT TO DELETION.
> > 
> > By the way try the link, I think the site is fake 
> http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melbourne IT [mailto:noreply§melbourneit.com.au] 
> Sent: Monday, 17 March 2003 2:51 PM
> To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> Subject: Renewal Notice (ABBOTSFORDCO.COM)
> 
> Dear Customer,
> 
> PLEASE NOTE: You may have registered your domain name through a
> Melbourne 
> IT partner such as Yahoo!, MSN or your other Internet Service Provider. 
> However payment for renewals must be made directly to Melbourne IT.
> 
> Your domain name ABBOTSFORDCO.COM is due for renewal.
> 
> If you renew your domain for more than one year you save. $35/year for 1
> year $30/year for 2+ years
> 
> Please submit your payment online at:
> 
> http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?ABBOTSFORDCO.COM
> 
> Please note that if you fail to renew your domain promptly it is subject
> 
> to deletion and will become inactive.
> 
> Renewal Department
> Melbourne IT
> 
> 
> 
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