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The deceptive marketing practices that have gripped the domain industry in the United States are now plaguing the UK. Nominet has begun issuing warnings about the domain name scams. The scams include “falsely claiming to be acting on behalf of major domain registrars, using scare tactics and sending “renewal invoices” …
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have issued a warning for domain resellers regarding misleading or deceptive conduct of business. The warning comes after Internet Name Group (ING) sent out misleading invoices for domain renewals that sought out payment for services that they were not providing.…
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Doman reseller Anet is being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for its selling practices, including misleading advertising. The prosecution of Anet would be the first for misleading sales tactics in the domain industry.…
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VeriSign is currently under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after the company was named in a slew of lawsuits for deceptive marketing. Suits state that VeriSign used deceptive marketing to persuade customers of their competitors to transfer domains to their company. The FTC is specifically investigating whether VeriSign …
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NetRegistry, a web hosting company, filed a complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission claiming that Melbourne IT and Internet Name Group have been engaging in deceptive marketing practices. The ACCC confirmed these complaints and said that they would be investigated.…
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