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Domain name scammers target uk.biz - Warning over 'gazzumping' ruse

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/17/domain_name_scam/

From The Register.

The Register's John Leyden reports on the continuing presence of domain name scammers in the UK.
Local businesses falling for domain-name scams

http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39120314,00.htm

From Silicon.com.

"No, honest, someone else really wants to buy it... They just can't come to the phone right now"
Spammer's net name scam revealed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4334948.stm

From BBC News.

This filthy scammer was blagging 100 grand per week with his scam!
FTC Halts Domain Name Scam - Thousands of Consumers Pay Up To Fend Off Fictional Poachers

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/02/morgenstern.shtm

From USA Federal Trade Commission.

The Federal Trade Commission asked the U.S. District Court to halt a fax-based domain name scam in America, where they claim a minimum of 27,000 consumers have been duped.