Re: domain name renewal

Fuzzy,

This is to inform you that your $10,000.00 CD (Certificate of Deposit) is
about to expire.
To renew, please send your money to me.
Thank you very much.

seecurb, for fairysign, inc.
please reply to: seecurb(at)bigfoot.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Captain F.M. O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: domain name renewal


> At 10:30 AM 4/23/02, Regina Fuchs wrote:
> [ . . . ]
> >The domain expiration notices are designed so that it is not obvious that
the
> >notices are from Verisign, Inc. as opposed to Go Daddy Software. To see a
copy
> >of one of these deceptive expiration notices, please go to the following
URL:
> >http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/private_vsrn.asp?display=letter.
> ></snip>
>
>
> I guess I'm missing something.
>
> I followed the URL above and big as life, *right beside* the amount they
are charging, is a big 'ol Verisign logo.
>
> Down a little ways (also clearly visible) is "renewal & TRANSFER
authorization" it also very clearly displays the cost of doing the
renewal/transfer via Verisign.
>
> I guess I'm a little out of touch, but I see nothing misleading and I sure
as heck don't see anything that would lead ~anyone~ (actually reading the
form) to believe it was from ~anyone except~ Verisign.
>
> What am I missing? I feel soooooooooo left out ;-).
>
> Fuzzy.
> ______________________________________________________________
> Captain F.M. O'Lary
> ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net
> I live in my own little world, but it's ok, they know me here.
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>
>

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