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Unsolicited international mail sent from the Domain Registry of America, which some may consider to be an attempt at domain slamming

Domain slamming is a form of scam in which an ISP or domain name registrar attempts to trick customers of different companies into switching from their own ISP/registrar to the scamming ISP/registrar, under the pretense that the customer is simply renewing their subscription to their old ISP/registrar.[1][2] This may also be considered spamming when the scam is in the form of a letter or e-mail.

References

  1. ^ http://www.discountdomainsuk.com/articles/5/876/0/4
  2. ^ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/14/verisign_hit_with_slamming_lawsuit/
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