Spammers pretending to be Network Solutions

Posted on October 31, 2008 Categories: Search

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Written by: Jan

Jan is an eccentric Slovakian SEO wizard. When he's not researching search, optimising sites, building inbound links, or working on content creation, he's a part-time professor, teaching PHP to his students at university.


These days I have been receiving a lot of spam trying to do something to my domains. It purports to be an official email from Network Solutions, but the links within the emails point to subdomains under sys57.biz. I just wanted to share this experience, so you’re aware of these emails…

Dear Network Solutions® Customer,

On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:22:55 +0300 we received a third party complaint of invalid domain contact information in the Whois database for this domain Whenever we receive a complaint, we are required by ICANN regulations to initiate an investigation as to whether the contact data displaying in the Whois database is valid data or not. If we find that there is invalid or missing data, we contact both the registrant and the account holder and inform them to update the information.

Please note: ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) regulations state that the WHOIS Administrative Contact may initiate and approve domain name registration transfers from your Network Solutions account to other Registrars. If you are not listed as the WHOIS Administrative Contact a transfer can occur without your knowledge if Domain Protect is not enabled for the domain name registrations listed above.

To change the WHOIS Administrative Contact Information for any of your domains, please login to Account Manager:

1. Log in to Account Manager at: http://www.networksolutions.com (after clicking this link points to sys57.biz).
2. Click on the “Profile & Accounts” tab in the left navigation menu to be taken to a page listing your account details.
3. Click on “Accounts” and select the account you wish to edit.
4. Click “View/Edit WHOIS Contacts” to make your updates.

If you believe someone requested this change without your consent, please contact Customer Service.

If you would like to order additional services or to update your account, please visit us online.

Thank you for choosing Network Solutions. We are committed to providing you with the solutions, services, and support to help you succeed online.

Sincerely,
Network Solutions® Customer Support

The best part of this is that my domains are registered with a different registrar.

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