Comments on: VoIP is the next cheap spamming and scamming tool http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/ Ideas are bulletproof.. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2464 Ray Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:31:02 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2464 We also had a call yesterday from Sarah at livebwd.com 0870 716 9699 based in Nottingham. The same story, someone in Swansea was trying to register 5 domains with similar names to ours etc. We could have them if we wanted for £500 registered for the next 10 years. We declined! Interestingly you cannot register a .co.uk domain for 10 years (at least not at one stretch) and this was one of the tld’s being offered to us. Also more interestingly, these domains are still available today - so our mystery bidder apparently a Mr J Hewitt must have backed out at the last minute. I’ve no doubt that this will be one of Sarah’s favourite names so you can expect to see him appear again. Of course Mr Hewitt’s location will be changed to match your own. Final interesting point, just in case anyone still has doubts that these people may be genuine. They have only registered their own domain for 12 months, it was registered on 4 Aug 2008 and their registrant details are concealed by a third party Whois Guard service. I’ll predict that we won’t see www.livebdw.com around for very long. Now if only I could do the same with the lottery. We also had a call yesterday from Sarah at livebwd.com 0870 716 9699 based in Nottingham.

The same story, someone in Swansea was trying to register 5 domains with similar names to ours etc. We could have them if we wanted for £500 registered for the next 10 years. We declined!

Interestingly you cannot register a .co.uk domain for 10 years (at least not at one stretch) and this was one of the tld’s being offered to us.
Also more interestingly, these domains are still available today – so our mystery bidder apparently a Mr J Hewitt must have backed out at the last minute.

I’ve no doubt that this will be one of Sarah’s favourite names so you can expect to see him appear again. Of course Mr Hewitt’s location will be changed to match your own. Final interesting point, just in case anyone still has doubts that these people may be genuine.
They have only registered their own domain for 12 months, it was registered on 4 Aug 2008 and their registrant details are concealed by a third party Whois Guard service. I’ll predict that we won’t see http://www.livebdw.com around for very long.

Now if only I could do the same with the lottery.

]]> By: Louise Smith http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2376 Louise Smith Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:37:27 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2376 Just had phone call from a Holly Cook from www.netwidedesigns.com. Same story - this time from a John Cohen wanting to register 15 variants of our company name. Got phone call back from Kay Walker, legal adviser - same no. 0870 7169330. She never asked for money but I guess it would have come - I asked her lots of questions she said that the md was David Hill , and gave address in Sheffield as per website. She said they don't have to register with nominet and that it is a private trader and they don't need to give company registration no. I politely thanked her for letting us know. Just had phone call from a Holly Cook from http://www.netwidedesigns.com. Same story – this time from a John Cohen wanting to register 15 variants of our company name. Got phone call back from Kay Walker, legal adviser – same no. 0870 7169330. She never asked for money but I guess it would have come – I asked her lots of questions she said that the md was David Hill , and gave address in Sheffield as per website. She said they don’t have to register with nominet and that it is a private trader and they don’t need to give company registration no. I politely thanked her for letting us know.

]]> By: Tracy Turner http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2354 Tracy Turner Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:51:42 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2354 Sarah Louise Parker 0870 716 9330 Ext. 76 just called. A man, who does not work for us BUT, she was afraid, could have been a competitor.... had been approached their company trying to register 6 variations of our website domain and email and wanted to divert all the traffic to his 'personal' website, which poor old Sarah Louise Parker didnt know anything about.. Quick call to our web designer confirmed that whilst we were born - it wasnt yesterday and certainly not on a banana boat! Sarah Louise Parker 0870 716 9330 Ext. 76 just called. A man, who does not work for us BUT, she was afraid, could have been a competitor…. had been approached their company trying to register 6 variations of our website domain and email and wanted to divert all the traffic to his ‘personal’ website, which poor old Sarah Louise Parker didnt know anything about..

Quick call to our web designer confirmed that whilst we were born – it wasnt yesterday and certainly not on a banana boat!

]]> By: RR http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2351 RR Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:07:40 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2351 They are still in operation, now under www.netwidedesigns.com, 0870 716 9330 They are still in operation, now under http://www.netwidedesigns.com, 0870 716 9330

]]> By: Nico http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 Nico Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:49:33 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2345 Just had a call similar to all of these from a Laura Watson saying that there were a bunch of domains similar to our own company names that a Mr Charles Watson in Dublin was trying to register for 10 year periods. Total cost was £1500 but we could prevent him today by registering them. Definitely got my spam radar twitching and glad to come across this page. The phone number I was asked to call back on was 0870 7169330 ext 19. (Even the extension seems dodgy!) Anyway, same routine, I phoned and she was "in a meeting" however she called back within about 2 mins. Buyer Beware! Just had a call similar to all of these from a Laura Watson saying that there were a bunch of domains similar to our own company names that a Mr Charles Watson in Dublin was trying to register for 10 year periods. Total cost was £1500 but we could prevent him today by registering them.

Definitely got my spam radar twitching and glad to come across this page. The phone number I was asked to call back on was 0870 7169330 ext 19. (Even the extension seems dodgy!) Anyway, same routine, I phoned and she was “in a meeting” however she called back within about 2 mins.

Buyer Beware!

]]> By: Melanie http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2121 Melanie Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:42:23 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2121 Website address in no.31 should read http://www.ispglobal.org Website address in no.31 should read http://www.ispglobal.org

]]> By: Melanie http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Melanie Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:03:21 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2120 A couple of months ago some friends of mine parted with nearly £800 for 3 or 4 domains, for a one year registration only. They received a phone call from http://www.isplobal.org (aka www.atlasbusinessonline.com www.atlasbusinessonline.co.uk www.netbusinessonline.com and www.profilebusinessservices.com) The story line is similar to those mentioned above. ISP Global acted as a third party and purchased the domains from namecheap.com. I worked out it probably cost ISP about $40 to purchase the domains for my friends. They seem to operate under a number of different website names, including all those mentioned above. All very similar style sites, adorning fake awards. There are no company registration numbers or address on any of the sites. These scammers are still very much in operation. A couple of months ago some friends of mine parted with nearly £800 for 3 or 4 domains, for a one year registration only. They received a phone call from http://www.isplobal.org (aka http://www.atlasbusinessonline.com http://www.atlasbusinessonline.co.uk
http://www.netbusinessonline.com
and http://www.profilebusinessservices.com)

The story line is similar to those mentioned above.

ISP Global acted as a third party and purchased the domains from namecheap.com. I worked out it probably cost ISP about $40 to purchase the domains for my friends.
They seem to operate under a number of different website names, including all those mentioned above. All very similar style sites, adorning fake awards. There are no company registration numbers or address on any of the sites.

These scammers are still very much in operation.

]]> By: Dan http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 Dan Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:07:51 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2114 Yup - def. a scam.. best thing to do is visit a webhosting company yourself and check if the domain is registered.. if it's not, then register it if you're at all bothered, otherwise, just tell them you're competent enough to learn to register a domain name and to go away! :p Thanks for the headsup. has happened to a couple of our customers, but under a fake name, and there website is back ;) Yup – def. a scam.. best thing to do is visit a webhosting company yourself and check if the domain is registered.. if it’s not, then register it if you’re at all bothered, otherwise, just tell them you’re competent enough to learn to register a domain name and to go away! :p

Thanks for the headsup. has happened to a couple of our customers, but under a fake name, and there website is back ;)

]]> By: Andy http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Andy Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:52:32 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2044 It looks like the websites have finally died a death and they have moved onto another company name or another scam perhaps? It looks like the websites have finally died a death and they have moved onto another company name or another scam perhaps?

]]> By: Tracy http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 Tracy Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:26:09 +0000 http://www.swimgeek.com/blog/2007/01/12/voip-is-the-next-cheap-spamming-and-scamming-tool/#comment-2007 We just got the same from Net Business Online. I received a call from Meg Thompson. I told her I would have to get back with her and check around. She gave me the phone number +44870067970 ext 129. Of course when I called back all I got was voicemail. Oddly enough the voicemail was in the same woman's voice. The story was that a Mr. Baker was trying to purchase our domains for 10 year periods and wants to redirect to another site...she said it was very suspicious sounding. The total they were going to charge for all of the domain names was around $2,400 USD. Glad I found your site before I did anything further. We just got the same from Net Business Online. I received a call from Meg Thompson. I told her I would have to get back with her and check around. She gave me the phone number +44870067970 ext 129. Of course when I called back all I got was voicemail. Oddly enough the voicemail was in the same woman’s voice.

The story was that a Mr. Baker was trying to purchase our domains for 10 year periods and wants to redirect to another site…she said it was very suspicious sounding. The total they were going to charge for all of the domain names was around $2,400 USD.

Glad I found your site before I did anything further.

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