The Domain Registry of America is an Internet domain registrar and Web hosting service originally based in the Canadian province of Ontario and now reportedly[1] based in Buffalo, New York, London, England, and Melbourne, Australia. It is best known for sending misleading solicitations for business that resemble legitimate invoices, but with the rather clear intent of trying to catch off guard those who are either naively unaware or else too hurried to notice that they are not their original registrar. The result being more often than not that the domain name holder ends up switching to a company they had no intention of switching to, and perhaps paying far more than they had originally paid.
In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with the company for practices such as transferring domain registrations to their service under the guise of domain renewal, a practice known as domain slamming, and having hidden fees.[2] Despite this action, the company still sends mass direct mail to consumers resembling invoices with "domain name expiration notice" in bold print. Targets for the company's mass mailings are known to be in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States with information obtained in violation of their ICANN registrar agreement.
As of March 2010, McAfee Labs reports the domain slamming solicitations continue.
Beginning in February of 2010, the company began a new practice of deception by sending emails that appear like legitimate transfer requests. No Federal action against this new method has been reported.[4]
Beginning in February of 2010, the company began a new practice of deception by sending emails that appear like legitimate transfer requests. No Federal action against this new method has been reported.[4] Domain Registry of America Review - INTERNET SERVICES in Buffalo, NY - BBB Reliability Report - BBB serving Upstate NY
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