China .CN Domain Name Registration Scams

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Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 2020-07-28T13:40:47
Posted: Oct. 17, 2019 2019-10-17T14:04:24

Scammers are sending out fake Chinese domain name registration emails like the one below. The scammers claim an application for the recipients' ".cn" domain name has been made and are giving the recipients a chance to register the top-level domain name because it is important to their business.

China .CN Domain Name Registration Scams

But, all the scammers will do, is trick their potential victims into visiting a fake domain name registration website where they will trick them into signing up for a fake domain registration service. Not only will the victims be charges for a service that doesn't exist, but their credit card information will also be stolen.

A China .CN Domain Name Registration Scam

From: "Gareth Ning" <garethning@gmail.com>

Date: 17. October 2019 at 14:17:35 CEST

Subject: [domain name]

To whom it concerns,

We will register the China domain names "[domain name].cn" "[domain name].com.cn" "[domain name].net.cn" "[domain name].org.cn" and internet keyword "[domain name]" and have submitted our application. We are waiting for Mr. David Liu's approval and think these CN domains and internet keyword are very important for our business. Even though Mr. David Liu advised us to change another name, we will persist in this name.

Kind regards

Gareth Ning

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January 25, 2021 at 10:11 AM by an anonymous user from: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Is there a way to get rid of them, after once answering their E-Mail (without clicking on any links)?
Is it enough to ignore and delete?
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- January 25, 2021 at 11:14 AM by info
  Try flagging the email as spam so they go directly to your spam folder.
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July 28, 2020 at 3:52 PM by info
"From: Thomas Liu <thomas@cnnetregistry.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 7:07 PM
Subject: rcplanes
(It's very urgent, therefore we kindly ask you to forward this email to your CEO. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please ignore it. Thanks)
Dear CEO,
This is a formal email. We are the Domain Registration Service company in China. Here I have something to confirm with you. On July 8, 2020, we received an application from Hongxin Ltd requested "rcplanes" as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (rcplanes.cn, rcplanes.com.cn, rcplanes.net.cn, rcplanes.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matter better, it's necessary to send email to you and confirm whether this company is your distributor in China?
Best Regards
Thomas Liu | Service & Operations Manager
China Registry (Head Office)
Tel: 86-02161918696
Fax: 86-02161918697
Mob: 86-13816428671
6012, Xingdi Building, No. 1698 Yishan Road, Shanghai 201103, China"
Another scam.
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July 28, 2020 at 1:40 PM by info
From: Zhifa Ning <ningzhifa@outlook.com>
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2020 11:45 AM
To: admin <admin@.online>
Subject: ".cn" ".com.cn" ".net.cn" ".org.cn" and internet keyword ""
To whom it concerns,
We will register the China domain names ".cn" ".com.cn" ".net.cn" ".org.cn" and internet keyword "" and have submitted our application. We are waiting for Mr. Thomas Liu's approval. These CN domains and internet keyword are very important for us to promote our business in China. Although Mr. Thomas Liu advised us to change another name, we will persist in this name.
Kind regards
Zhifa Ning
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April 15, 2020 at 6:44 AM by an anonymous user from: Brno, South Moravian, Czechia
"Hello,
we also get this scam:
VizadoCiny.cz - Zpráva z formuláře (11.04.2020 18:12:32)
Jméno: Kevin Liu
E-mail: kevin@chinaregistry.org.cn
Dotaz: (Please kindly forward this message to your CEO, because this is urgent. Thanks)
This email is from China domain name registration center, which mainly deal with the domain name registration in China. On 12-04-2020, we received an application from Hongbo Ltd requested "vizadociny" as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (vizadociny.cn, vizadociny.com.cn, vizadociny.net.cn, vizadociny.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matter better, it's necessary to send this message to your company and confirm whether this company is your distributor or business partner in China?
Best Regards
Kevin Liu | Service & Operations Manager China Registry (Head Office) | 6012, XingdI Building, No. 1698 Yishan Road, ShanghaI 201103, China
Tel: 86-02161918696 | Fax: 86-02161918697 | Mob: 86-13816428671
Email: kevin@chinaregistry.org.cn
Web: www.chinaregistry.org.cn
After I answered to them that we do not know Hongbo Ltd company and that they are not our partners / distributor I got another e-mail from: Gareth Ning <garethning@gmail.com>
To whom it concerns,
We will register the China domain names "v*.cn" "v*.com.cn" "v*.net.cn" "vizadociny.org.cn" and internet keyword "v*" and have submitted our application. We are waiting for Mr. Kevin Liu's approval and think these CN domains and internet keyword are very important for our business. Even though Mr. Kevin Liu advised us to change another name, we will persist in this name.
Kind regards
Gareth Ning"
Here is another scam.
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