Got an email like this ~3 days after registering domain.

[RihardsLV]

Hello everyone, so I registered a domain with namecheap, got a seperate host. Got this email just now.

How could have they e-mailed me? This is really weird.
I highlighted some text under the email which was even weirder, anyone ever have something like this occur to them? I'm pretty sure it's some sort of hack, but the mysterious text underneath and how they could have mailed me is interesting to me.

 

[Graybeard]

You got spam !
You probably did not elect domain owner privacy options and your registration email was published.
Dig into your dashboard and namecheap and fix that

 

[RihardsLV]

You got spam !
You probably did not elect domain owner privacy options and your registration email was published.
Dig into your dashboard and namecheap and fix that

Looks like it sent it to my whoisguard email,

 

[RihardsLV]

Yup exactly, I'm baffled by how this even got past the g-mail spam filter.

 

[Graybeard]

really and they forwarded it? --that's ballsy spaming

 

[RihardsLV]

for reason of the whoisguard address it was forwarded from. That is considered 'important'

Hmm, alright.. But why the gorilla essay in white letters?

 

[Honeybadger]

Maybe, its only a theory
Spammers buy subscription for newly registered domain name feeds
If namecheap have catchall email on new domains set as default then
email admin @ newlyregisteregistreddomain.com
That email get sent to email you registered domain with
Could be how you got the email

 

[Graybeard]

for reason of the whoisguard address it was forwarded from. That is considered 'important'

 

[Honeybadger]

spam camouflage
..................

Exactly
Way to get past spam filter
Actually that's clever
But surprise that Gmail got fooled by white-on-white txt

 

[RihardsLV]

Exactly
Way to get past spam filter
Actually that's clever
But surprise that Gmail got fooled by white-on-white txt

Yeah It's really interesting actually.

 

[Graybeard]

spam camouflage
..................

 

[RihardsLV]

I am going to guess it is the hierarchy filters
once it gets a 'pass' it's released.
that is an allow, deny schema once allowed it's allowed --done
then there is an else if scenario were a object must pass ALL tests
just a supposition really ...

It's kinda clever, but why do they do this? Is it to steal domain?

 

[Amin Gharehchaei]

Me owning over 2000 live domains today, I can tell you this is happening very often. They just go through newly regged domains and wait like 3 days as you say and then send out mails.
Not sure if anyone ever falls for this, but considering I been getting this kind of mails for over 3 years at least I guess it works to fool some people

Whois privacy needs to send the email forward or you would not get the complaints or any other mail that would need to actually reach you. so that part I see nothing strange about.

Filters not getting tripped I guess is because the spammers know how to work arround them

Best,
Amin

 

[Aditya007]

I like how there's a big-ass text about gorilla, forest and wildlife just below the spam so that his mails land in the inbox xD

 

[Amin Gharehchaei]

There is same kind of mail coming when its time to renew your domains. They send their own registrars that charge like 60usd for a renewal of a domain sometimes cheaper but seen up to 60usd I think

 

[Graybeard]

I am going to guess it is the hierarchy filters
once it gets a 'pass' it's released.
that is an allow, deny schema once allowed it's allowed --done
then there is an else if scenario were a object must pass ALL tests
just a supposition really ...

 

[Honeybadger]

It's clever & affiliate can do it
If the service is good
Then only cold call part is illegal?

1. You register domain (next step is build website)
   
2. Spammer send you email "congratulations for your new domain with namecheap, we offer website design to thousand of new businesses just like you, click here for free starter website, if you like after 30 days just $9.99/month"
3. Example 5% of customer signs up for free trial*
   
4. Example 10% of free trial customer pays $9.99/month
5. Spammer gets $1,500/day

*Namecheap is #2 in world with 15 million domains
How many domains are new today?
DNP says +150,000 domains registered yesterday
If 20% its namecheap = 30,000
When 5% does free trial its 1,500
If 10% pay $9.99/month = 150 x $9.99 = $1,500/day

 

[RihardsLV]

It's clever & affiliate can do it
If the service is good
Then only cold call part is illegal?

1. You register domain (next step is build website)
   
2. Spammer send you email "congratulations for your new domain with namecheap, we offer website design to thousand of new businesses just like you, click here for free starter website, if you like after 30 days just $9.99/month"
3. Example 5% of customer signs up for free trial*
   
4. Example 10% of free trial customer pays $9.99/month
5. Spammer gets $1,500/day

*Namecheap is #2 in world with 15 million domains
How many domains are new today?
DNP says +150,000 domains registered yesterday
If 20% its namecheap = 30,000
When 5% does free trial its 1,500
If 10% pay $9.99/month = 150 x $9.99 = $1,500/day

Like Amin said, I mean, this has to work for someone, they must be earning at least some money to keep doing this. "Economies of scale"

 

[Graybeard]

Solicit business i suppose ...

 

[Honeybadger]

If it can be done legal then $1500/day
You can outsource all
Live happy life on a beach