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auDA Takes Action Against Dodgy Registrations

neddy

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Just thought I would share this AFR article about auDA doing over 1000 policy deletes
Good to see Erhan. Everyone one who legitimately plays in the .au space will be happy to read this. We're all on the same side.

However, this is the quote I found interesting (bolding and underlining is mine):

"The move represents the largest ever move against dodgy websites in Australia, and comes after the suspect activity was first picked up two weeks ago by domain name administration body auDA."​

FFS. I first reported this happening back in May. I have emailed auDA on numerous occasions with "chapter and verse" (plus written about it on Domainer), but bureaucracy seemed to get in the way of getting things done. That's a polite way of putting it. It should NOT be difficult for anyone to report a potential scam - particularly if they back it up with evidence.

As yet, none of those 1000 domains reported on AFR are in PD, though I guess it is just a matter of time. Pleasing though to see that the one I wrote about on Domainer yesterday has been taken down - and is also in Policy Delete already.
 

Scott7

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However, this is the quote I found interesting (bolding and underlining is mine):

"The move represents the largest ever move against dodgy websites in Australia, and comes after the suspect activity was first picked up two weeks ago by domain name administration body auDA."​

FFS. I first reported this happening back in May. I have emailed auDA on numerous occasions with "chapter and verse" (plus written about it on Domainer), but bureaucracy seemed to get in the way of getting things done.

As soon as I read the AFR article, I thought, "Ned wrote about this ages ago." Imagine the number of people who would have been spared having their credit card details stolen and all the hassles that go along with it, if the auDA had acted when you reported it.
 

neddy

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As soon as I read the AFR article, I thought, "Ned wrote about this ages ago." Imagine the number of people who would have been spared having their credit card details stolen and all the hassles that go along with it, if the auDA had acted when you reported it.
Thanks Scott. I only reported the tip of the iceberg - I certainly wasn't aware that there would have been 1000 dodgy sites! However, if my alerts had been dealt with properly, who knows how much earlier this would have been dealt with?

Anyway, it's not about points scoring. I'm really glad auDA got these guys - and I certainly hope that from hereon in, genuine concerns / allegations get acted on (without the levels of bureaucracy previously applied).
 

robert

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Thanks for sharing Erhan, I had no idea the scammers were doing it on this level?!
As for auDA finally acting, Neddy has been writing about this for nearly six months.
I too made a formal complaint to auDA a few weeks back which was fruitless and nothing is currently being done about it.
I have written a detailed article about this and you never know, it may appear on Domainer early next week...
 
Thanks for sharing Erhan, I had no idea the scammers were doing it on this level?!
As for auDA finally acting, Neddy has been writing about this for nearly six months.
I too made a formal complaint to auDA a few weeks back which was fruitless and nothing is currently being done about it.
I have written a detailed article about this and you never know, it may appear on Domainer early next week...
Hi Robert, please send me your complaint and I will raise with the CEO.
 

robert

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Hi Erhan, my article is live on Domainer, but I'll email it to you and maybe something will actually happen. It's crazy auDA doesn't accept our red-handed scammer complaints.
 

neddy

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It's crazy auDA doesn't accept our red-handed scammer complaints.
Not only did they not accept your complaint, they REFUSED it. And the scammer site is still up and running today (no doubt harvesting credit card details).
 

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