Domain Thief...this guy is trying to steal one of my domains

[CaptainJSparrow]

I got an e-mail saying:

Open Sources [Under Registrar: DirectI] has received a request from Victor [teen.ann@mail.ru] on Monday, Nov 15, 2004 for DirectI to become the new registrar of record for (my domain went here).

According to the e-mail, if I do not respond then the transfer will not take place.

My understanding is that if I did not have that domain locked at Godaddy, then under the new ICANN rules, that domain could have been transferred.

A warning, be sure to lock your domains. If I had been on vacation and not seen this e-mail, and I did not have that domain locked, it may have been stolen.

There was also a link to click on to cancel the transfer, which I did. This went to the registrar (DirectI) that was initiating the transfer.

FYI to cover myself, I also called my executive accounts rep at godaddy and informed him. I followed up with an e-mail to him that he immediately replied to. I also sent a letter to the President of Godaddy suggesting an even more secure way that they can protect our domains that we have registered there.

Watch out for that guy, Victor ... teen.ann@mail.ru ... he is obviously a domain thief.