Another scammer popped up in dnforum and tried to sell a few 3 and 4 letter domains:
It’s was xandomains, Yang Xin from Shanghai, who is now banned on dnf.
Among the stolen names are:
ZRU.com
LNTH.COM
LTGP.COM
TDBF.COM
ANIL.com
0L9.COM
ENCD.COM
KFAL.COM
FYUP.COM
UNWB.COM
More info here and here
This is a complete guide on domain scammers that shows how to recognize and avoid scammers while trading domains.
There are several popular scamming schemes:
1. Scammer sells stolen domains
How it works:
Scammer trying to sell quickly a stolen domain for a bargain price.
A domain can be stolen by hacking into the a email address associated with it – like yahoo, or hotmail; or by means of social engineering, e.g. if a scammer contacts the registrar support and pretends to be the owner of the domain who forgot the password. Stealing passwords is also possible through keyloggers and trojans installed on the domain owner’s computer.
How to avoid having a domain stolen?
- don’t use free email addresses in your domain contact details. Most people still do this and it puts their valuable domain assets as higher risk. Instead use an email address from your own domain.
- install and run an antivirus and antispyware software, update it frequently and run scans. Here is a good guide on cleaning your computer from spyware and viruses.
- always use strong passwords, random letters and numbers that are near each other on the keyboard. Use different passwords for everything and a password manager to keep track of them. Roboform is recommended. Change the passwords once in a while.
- keep your whois contacts and registrar information up to date read more »