Hello All,

Just confirming what most have already worked out - it is a scam.

Internet fraud is a growing problem internationally.  Unfortunately well
known companies tend to attract the scammers.  We have taken action
against such activities in the past, and of course we are taking action
against this latest problem.

Melbourne IT has been made aware since this morning that unsolicited
notices are being sent from the email address noreply§melbourneit.com.au
to
registrants in which the entity sending the notices:

1. Claims to be Melbourne IT 

2. Claims that the registrant's domain name is due for renewal; and

3. Asks the registrant to access the online facility and make payment to
renew the domain name at, for example,
http://www.melbourneit.com.au:renew.cgi§80.47.222.225?XXXXX.COM (Note
that the URL appears to be changing).

The entity sending these notices has no association with Melbourne IT.
The notices appear to be intended to mislead and deceive the registrants
in order to obtain their credit card details. 

Melbourne IT is pursuing this matter down a number of avenues to try to
ensure that the online facility is rendered inoperable. Melbourne IT has
also reported the matter to the relevant police authorities.

Melbourne IT has put up a consumer alert located at
http://www.melbourneit.com.au/renewalpayments.html.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin

(currently at the IETF meeting in San Franciso taking advantage of the
excellent wireless network!)





> 
> 
> -----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
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------
> List policy, unsubscribing and archives =>
http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/
Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the
author, further information at the above URL.  (373 subscribers.)





------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
List policy, unsubscribing and archives =>
http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/
Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the

author, further information at the above URL.  (373 subscribers.)