Friday, July 13, 2007

Fraud

If you get the following letter in the mail or by email, it is a fraud.

"Dear CEO,

We are Shanghai SQL Network Information Technology Co., Ltd, which is the domain name registrar centre in China. We have something need to confirm with you.

On the June 29, 2007, we received an application formally. One company named "Saibo Investment(China) Co.,Ltd " applied for the Internet Brand name"[your company's name here] " and the domain name "[company name].tm/ [company name].net.cn /[company name].org.cn".

These days we are dealing with it, hope to get the affirmation of your company because that may relate to your intellectual property on internet. Now we have not finished the registration of Saibo company yet,in order to deal with this issue better, please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible."

Shanghai SQL Network Information Technology Co., Ltd, is not a licensed agent for domain name registrations. They want your money. They will offer to register your domain name for a price and then hire a filing agent to perform the registration. Obviously this will cost more than hiring an agent directly.

Call your lawyer or have a Chinese employee call Shanghai SQL and threaten to turn it into the local AIC if Shanghai SQL does not immediately recant its claim. Then register your domain name which you should have done anyway.

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