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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#000000" vlink="#000000"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I would guess that the number of fake renewal/registration emails received by Verizon employees is far greater than the numbers reported to/by Sarah. Many other fakes may be discarded by employees who recognize that they are fake and don’t report them up the line. Sarah might not be able to confirm this .. because they are not reported.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>john@crediblecontext.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> Deutsch, Sarah B; 'Chris Chaplow'; bc-gnso@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Sarah,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Any sense if the 25 a year you get is more, less or about the same as other similar-sized and positioned companies?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Berard<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' id=replyBlockquote><div id=wmQuoteWrapper><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices<br>From: "Deutsch, Sarah B" <<a href="mailto:sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>sarah.b.deutsch@verizon.com</span></a>><br>Date: Wed, March 14, 2012 8:36 am<br>To: "'Chris Chaplow'" <<a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>chris@andalucia.com</span></a>>, "<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a>"<br><<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>John, Zahid:</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The attached chart may be helpful for you as you discuss the fake renewal issue. This chart documents the many fake renewal/registration claims we have received inside Verizon. Most come from companies located in China or Hong Kong. We’ve sent a cease and desist letter to each, written to the Hong Kong Telecom Authority and the FTC, all to no avail.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sarah</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Sarah B. Deutsch <br>Vice President & Associate General Counsel <br>Verizon Communications <br>Phone: 703-351-3044 <br>Fax: 703-351-3670 </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></u></a> [<a href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org</span></u></a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Chaplow<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org"><u><span style='color:blue'>bc-gnso@icann.org</span></u></a><br><b>Subject:</b> [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>John and Zahid,</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I probably will not be at the Council tomorrow. Here is the issue that steve mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I have website client who get fake renewal notices. Or phone calls.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>“We have a client who wants to register <a href="http://name.cn"><u><span style='color:blue'>name.cn</span></u></a> and as you have <a href="http://name.com"><u><span style='color:blue'>name.com</span></u></a> and as we are a responsible registrar (actually not accredited) we wanted to check with you first before accepting our client’s order. Do you want to register for 10 years of $$$ ?”<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I advise my clients it is a scam, but just to be on the safe side they usually instructs me to make a defensive registration and I do so for one year with another registrar. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Best <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'>Chris Chaplow<br>Managing Director</span></b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A'><br><b><a href="http://Andalucia.com"><u><span style='color:blue'>Andalucia.com</span></u></a> S.L.</b></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Avenida del Carmen 9<br>Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo<br>1ª Planta, Oficina 30<br>Estepona, 29680<br>Malaga, Spain<br><b>Tel: + (34) 952 897 865<br>Fax: + (34) 952 897 874<br></b>E-mail: <a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com" target="_blank"><b><u><span style='color:blue'>chris@andalucia.com</span></u></b></a><b><br></b>Web: <a href="http://www.andalucia.com/" target="_blank"><b><u><span style='color:blue'>www.andalucia.com</span></u></b></a><br></span><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B850A'>Information about Andalucia, Spain.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>