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Blair Rafferty’s DomainName.com.au Pty Ltd has been sending out marketing notices which look like invoices - according to recipients.

Registrants have reported that the notices give the impression that they are renewing their existing “com.au” domain name (eg mybiz.com.au), when in fact they are purchasing a brand new “.com” domain name (eg mybiz.com).

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Here is what one domainwatch reader had to say about the marketing notices:

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Was sent what looked like an invoice from a company called “DomainName Pty.Ltd” and was offered a free MP3 player if I paid our account by end March. I paid the ammount of $225 by March end for what I found out later was an offer to register for a dot com listing. I rang this company after speaking to my web designer (who had covered my domain name to be registered through another provider) and did receive a return call explaining what I had paid for, my cheque had already been cleared. I know I should have checked this out before paying money over but wonder how many others who are busy get caught out in a similar way. At the worst I have lost money, but I believe I will be listed as a dot com address for two years. Disappointing that with one call I could have avoided loosing this money. We have not long taken over an existing business and with all of the many jobs needed to be done this one has slipped by me.

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The registrant has not received the MP3 player and the new “.com” domain name, which they paid for, has not been registered either.

ASIC records for DomainName.com.au Pty Ltd are below. Note that Chesley Rafferty is a previous director and the current company registered office is identical to Chesley Rafferty’s postal address.

One of Chesley Raffery’s previous companies, Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd, was found guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct by an Australian Federal Court. Chesley Rafferty is now bankrupt.

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Company Name: DOMAINNAME.COM.AU P/L
ACN: 114032307
ABN:
Company Status: Registered
Trading Addresses

50/ 120 COLLINS ST, MELBOURNE, VIC 3000

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Company Information
Name: DOMAINNAME.COM.AU P/L
Status: Registered ACN: 114032307 ABN:
Principal Activity:
Last ASIC Search Date: 27/04/2006
Name Start Date: 29/04/2005

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Registered Office

[private] ROYAL ST, EAST PERTH, WA 6004

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Trading Addresses

50/ 120 COLLINS ST, MELBOURNE, VIC 3000

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Shareholders
Name: Number Of Shares:
FIREBIRD CORPORATION PTY LTD 100

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Directors
Name: RAFFERTY, BLAIR JOHN
Date Appointed: 20/05/2005
Year Of Birth: 1981
Sex: Male
Address: [private] MOUNT LAWLEY, WA 6050

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Previous Directors
Name: CHESLEY PAUL RAFFERTY
Date Appointed: 29/04/2005
Year Of Birth: 1979
Sex: Male
Cease Date: 20/05/2005
Address: [private] ROYAL ST EAST PERTH , WA 6004
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Blair Rafferty is a director of a few other companies.

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Director Information
BLAIR JOHN RAFFERTY

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Director
Name: RAFFERTY, BLAIR JOHN
First Reported: 20072000
Year of Birth: 1981 Sex: Male

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Addresses First Reported
[private] INGLEWOOD, WA 6052 19122005
[private] MOUNT LAWLEY, WA 6050 20072000

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Employers
Date: 20/12/2005
Occupation: OTHER GENERAL
Employer: DOMAINNAME.COM.AU

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Director Of Companies
Company: MARKETING WEST P/L
Company Status: Registered
ACN: 118113492
ABN:
Appointment Date: 31/01/2006

Company: DOMAINS AUSTRALASIA P/L
Company Status: Registered
ACN: 111537136
ABN:
Appointment Date: 23/06/2005

Company: DOMAINNAME.COM.AU P/L
Company Status: Registered
ACN: 114032307
ABN:
Appointment Date: 20/05/2005

Company: FIREBIRD CORPORATION P/L
Company Status: Registered
ACN: 111537109
ABN:
Appointment Date: 01/04/2005

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from: whois.ausregsitry.com.au

Domain Name: domainname.com.au
Last Modified: Never Updated
Registrar ID: R00020-AR
Registrar Name: Explorer
Status: OK

Registrant: DomainName.com.au Pty Ltd
Registrant ID: ABN 93 114 032 307

Registrant ROID: C2139960-AR
Registrant Contact Name: IT Manager
Registrant Email: domainsaustralia@email.net.au

Tech ID: C2139960-AR
Tech Name: IT Manager
Tech Email: domainsaustralia@email.net.au

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