.UK and Bulgarians!

[Andrew Wright]

Interesting article from TheRegister.co.uk

"It’s not true no one wants .uk domains – just look at all these Bulgarians who signed up to nab expired addresses
'It earns money for freelancers and very small businesses in our rather poor country' says maker of catcher tool"

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/31/uk_address_bulgarians/

Lesson here for auDA and .AU Direct Registrations perhaps?

 

[snoopy]

If the Bulgarians are involved it is highly like to be some sort of scam, domains used for phishing or sold via mass spam to .co.uk owners.

Bulgaria has a well-educated workforce, but it is considered the poorest nation in the European Union. Among the challenges it faces are perceived problems of corruption and organized crime.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/bulgaria

 

[Andrew Wright]

If the Bulgarians are involved it is highly like to be some sort of scam, domains used for phishing or sold via mass spam to .co.uk owners.



https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/bulgaria

Look for the nearest equivalent for .au

 

[Erwin]

Just the other day I purchased a .uk domain address (not co.uk), what surprised me was the Bulgarians didn’t pick this name up! It was picked up by some Dutch Guy

The danger legitimate .co.uk businesses face in years to come is their ‘almost identical addresses’ being grabbed & used by others..

 

[snoopy]

Look for the nearest equivalent for .au

Kiwis

 

[Andrew Wright]

Kiwis

LOL