<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Chris,</div><div><br></div><div>In his presentation yesterday to the GNSO Council, Mikey O'Connor, lead on the Fake Renewal Notices drafting team said they sought to determine if there were "smoke or fire and we found fire." But he also said the problem was one source. </div><div><br></div><div>Is this your experience, too?</div><div><br></div><div>Berard<br></div>
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Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices<br>
From: "Chris Chaplow" <<a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com">chris@andalucia.com</a>><br>
Date: Thu, March 15, 2012 3:17 am<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><br>
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</style><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">John, Marin, Sarah<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Client contacted me today again about an URGENT communication they just received<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-US">I have replaced the actual client’ domain name with ‘name’ as this is a public list.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366" lang="EN-US">(It's very urgent, Please transfer this email to your CEO or appropriate person, Thanks) <br> <br>Dear CEO/Principal,<br> <br>This is Neil Dong---Senior Consultant of domain name registration and solution center in china. have something to confirm with you. We formally received an application on March 15th, 2012, one company which self-styled "Cakebake Investments co.,Ltd" were applying to register " name " as Network Brand and following domain names: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366" lang="EN-US"> <br>"<br><a href="http://name.jp">name.jp</a> <br><a href="http://name.com.my">name.com.my</a> <br><a href="http://name.sg">name.sg</a> <br><a href="http://name.com.sg">name.com.sg</a> <br><a href="http://name.kr">name.kr</a> <br><a href="http://name.co.kr">name.co.kr</a> <br><a href="http://name.ae">name.ae</a> <br><a href="http://name.vn">name.vn</a> <br><a href="http://name.com.vn">name.com.vn</a>"<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366" lang="EN-US"><br>After our initial checking, we found that the brand name applied for registration are as same as your company</span><span style="color:#003366" lang="EN-US">’</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366" lang="EN-US">s name and brand, so we need to check with you whether your company has authorized that company to register these names. If you authorized this, we will finish the registration at once. If your company has no relationships with that company nor do not authorized, please reply to us within 7 workdays,if we can't get any information from yours over 7 workdays, we will unconditionally approve the application submitted by "Cakebake Investments co.,Ltd" .<br>Thanks for your cooperation. </span><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366" lang="EN-US"> <br>Best Regards,</span><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366" lang="EN-US">Neil Dong (Mr.) </span><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366" lang="EN-US">Senior Consultant Manager </span><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A">Chris Chaplow</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A">Managing Director</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B710A"><a href="http://Andalucia.com">Andalucia.com</a> S.L.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Avenida</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> del Carmen 9<br>Ed. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Puertosol</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">, Puerto </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Deportivo</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br>1ª </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Planta</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Oficina</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> 30<br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Estepona</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">, 29680<br>Malaga, Spain<br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Tel: + (34) 952 897 865</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Fax: + (34) 952 897 874</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">E-mail: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a target="_blank" href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com"><b><span style="color:blue">chris@andalucia.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Web: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a target="_blank" href="http://www.andalucia.com/"><b><span style="color:blue">www.andalucia.com</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0B850A">Information about Andalucia, Spain.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">To</span></em><span style="font-size:13.5pt">: <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Subject</span></em><span style="font-size:13.5pt" lang="EN-US">: RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From</span></em><span style="font-size:13.5pt">: martinsutton@xxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Date</span></em><span style="font-size:13.5pt">: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:50:11 +0000<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align:center" align="center"><hr style="color:black" noshade="noshade" size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><divre style="background:white;orphans: 2;text-align:-webkit-auto;widows: 2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">John,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">My experience is similar, although I have not captured the metrics. I <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">often receive (third-hand via tech/admin email addresses) slamming emails, <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">rather than fake renewal notices, suggesting that domains are about to be <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">registered which include my brand, offering me an opportunity to jump-in <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">and claim it, along with a bunch of others.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Martin<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Martin C SUTTON <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Group Risk <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Manager, Group Fraud Risk and Intelligence | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HGHQ<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Group Security & Fraud Risk<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">8 Canada Square,Canary Wharf,London,E14 5HQ,United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Phone. <span class="skypepnhcontainer"> </span><span class="skypepnhleftspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhdropartflagspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhdropartspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhtextspan">+44 (0)20 7991 8074</span><span class="skypepnhrightspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhcontainer"> </span> / 7991 8074<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Mobile. <span class="skypepnhcontainer"> </span><span class="skypepnhleftspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhdropartflagspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhdropartspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhtextspan">+44 (0) 7774556680</span><span class="skypepnhrightspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhcontainer"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Email. martinsutton@xxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">From:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">To:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">"Deutsch, Sarah B" <sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Chris Chaplow'" <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx" <bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Date:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">14/03/2012 17:40<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Subject:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Sent by:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Sarah,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Any sense if the 25 a year you get is more, less or about the same as <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">other similar-sized and positioned companies?<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Berard<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">-------- Original Message --------<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">From: "Deutsch, Sarah B" <sarah.b.deutsch@xxxxxxxxxxx><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Date: Wed, March 14, 2012 8:36 am<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">To: "'Chris Chaplow'" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx"<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black">John, Zahid:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">The attached chart may be helpful for you as you discuss the fake renewal <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">issue. This chart documents the many fake renewal/registration claims we <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">have received inside Verizon. Most come from companies located in China <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">or Hong Kong. We?ve sent a cease and desist letter to each, written to <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">the Hong Kong Telecom Authority and the FTC, all to no avail.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Sarah<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Sarah B. Deutsch <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Vice President & Associate General Counsel <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Verizon Communications <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Phone: <span class="skypepnhcontainer"> </span><span class="skypepnhleftspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhdropartflagspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhdropartspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhtextspan">703-351-3044</span><span class="skypepnhrightspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhcontainer"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Fax: 703-351-3670 <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [</span><span style="color:black"><a target="_blank" href="mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx"><span lang="EN-US">mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx</span></a></span><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">] On Behalf <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Of Chris Chaplow<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:01 PM<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">To: bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Subject: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">John and Zahid,<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">I probably will not be at the Council tomorrow. Here is the issue that <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">steve mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">I have website client who get fake renewal notices. Or phone calls.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">?We have a client who wants to register <a href="http://name.cn">name.cn</a> and as you have <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://name.com">name.com</a> and as we are a responsible registrar (actually not accredited) <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">we wanted to check with you first before accepting our client?s order. Do <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">you want to register for 10 years of $$$ ??<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">I advise my clients it is a scam, but just to be on the safe side they <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">usually instructs me to make a defensive registration and I do so for one <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">year with another registrar. <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Best <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Chris Chaplow<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Managing Director<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://Andalucia.com">Andalucia.com</a> S.L.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Avenida del Carmen 9<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1ª Planta, Oficina 30<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Estepona, 29680<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Malaga, Spain<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Tel: <span class="skypepnhcontainer"> </span><span class="skypepnhleftspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhdropartflagspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhdropartspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhtextspan">+ (34) 952 897 865</span><span class="skypepnhrightspan"> </span><span class="skypepnhcontainer"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Fax: + (34) 952 897 874<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">E-mail: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Web: <a href="http://www.andalucia.com">www.andalucia.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Information about Andalucia, Spain.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">HSBC Holdings plc<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Registered Office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Registered in England number 617987<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">-----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT!<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">This E-mail is confidential. <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">It may also be legally privileged. 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The sender does not accept liability for any<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style="background:white"><span style="color:black">errors or omissions.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align:center" align="center"><hr style="color:black" noshade="noshade" size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">References</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt">:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2;background:white"><a target="_blank" name="02540"></a><a target="_blank" href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/bc-gnso/msg02540.html"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt" lang="EN-US">RE: [bc-gnso] Fake renewal notices</span></b></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type="square"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo2;background:white"><em><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.5pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt">john<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div></div>
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