November 27, 2013 at 11:16ICANN revokes accredited spammer
ICANN today decided to revoke Dynamic Dolphin's domain registrar accreditation. Among network users, this company has long been associated with spam mailing and Internet fraud. According to Krebsonsecurity , ICANN took this step five years after the author of this resource wrote her a letter asking her to find out if Scott Richter, one of the most famous spammers in the world, is the real owner of Dynamic Dolphin.
Scott Richter has been a professional spammer for over ten years. Because of his activities, he had to sue companies such as Microsoft, MySpace and Facebook, and to pay each of them compensation for damages in the amount of several million dollars.
Participation in spam mailing, in accordance with ICANN rules, cannot be grounds for withdrawal of accreditation. But there is such a clause in them: Companies in which leadership positions are held by persons convicted of crimes in the financial sphere cannot be accredited.
Scott Richter was tried in 2003 for buying up and reselling stolen goods: from cigarettes to Bobcat loaders. He was sentenced to two years probation and 40 hours of community service, and he also had to pay $ 38,000 for a truck that was never returned to the owner.
The "king of spam" himself calls the incident a mistake of youth, considers himself innocent and is confident that he could prove his case if circumstances did not interfere.
In 2008, it was not possible to unequivocally prove Richter's involvement in the activities of Dynamic Dolphin. Only recently has ICANN been able to obtain information on who owns the shares of the domain registrar. The investigation revealed that Scott Richter, previously convicted of a financial crime, is the owner of a 100% stake in the company.
In this regard, ICANN has deprived Dynamic Dolphin of accreditation. All domains registered with this company will be transferred to another registrar within 28 days.
Scott Richter has been a professional spammer for over ten years. Because of his activities, he had to sue companies such as Microsoft, MySpace and Facebook, and to pay each of them compensation for damages in the amount of several million dollars.
Participation in spam mailing, in accordance with ICANN rules, cannot be grounds for withdrawal of accreditation. But there is such a clause in them: Companies in which leadership positions are held by persons convicted of crimes in the financial sphere cannot be accredited.
Scott Richter was tried in 2003 for buying up and reselling stolen goods: from cigarettes to Bobcat loaders. He was sentenced to two years probation and 40 hours of community service, and he also had to pay $ 38,000 for a truck that was never returned to the owner.
The "king of spam" himself calls the incident a mistake of youth, considers himself innocent and is confident that he could prove his case if circumstances did not interfere.
In 2008, it was not possible to unequivocally prove Richter's involvement in the activities of Dynamic Dolphin. Only recently has ICANN been able to obtain information on who owns the shares of the domain registrar. The investigation revealed that Scott Richter, previously convicted of a financial crime, is the owner of a 100% stake in the company.
In this regard, ICANN has deprived Dynamic Dolphin of accreditation. All domains registered with this company will be transferred to another registrar within 28 days.