Espace 2001 Scam

Marooo

On 22nd January 2017, I found a deal on a website that Espace 2001 is offering .org Domain Registration for $8.25 so I decided to go with it.

[17/07/2017 (08:36)] I requested to have my Domain Unlocked and have the EPP Code

[17/07/2017 (12:27)] Guy Himmelsbach says that the verification code has been sent to my email address

[17/07/2017 (15:16)] I replied with the code

Since then, you can see what's really going on and I even renewed my Domain with them to prevent getting expired.

And they didn't want to Transfer my Domain, so this time I opened a PayPal Dispute on 3rd June 2018 and today, look at what they did about an hour ago:

Stay away from espace2001.com (Espace 2001)!

Neoon

My scroll wheel establishes a labor union.

BlaZe

Their logo looks like it was made in 2001.

netomx

is there any tl;dr besides from "scam" ?

deank

Nah, nothing worth to read.

florianb

@deank the end is?

deank

The end is 2001.

lazyt

But the paperwork still hasn't gone through.

Ole_Juul

Marooo said: you can see what's really going on

Not without more work than I'm prepared to expend on this. All those pictures are really irritating. Why don't you just say what it is?

Adam1

only thing to glean from this this is that they dont have automated transfer process and OP didnt update contact details?

ricardo

Old advice - never buy a domain name from the same place you use hosting.

whois -h whois.west.cn raid1.org
Domain Name: raid1.org                
Registry Domain ID: 1187206515_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.west.cn
Registrar URL: www.west.cn
Updated Date: 2017-01-22T13:53:43.0Z
Creation Date: 2017-01-22T13:53:43.0Z
Expiration Date: 2019-01-22T13:53:43.0Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-01-22T13:53:43.0Z
Registrar: Chengdu west dimension digital technology Co., LTD
Registrar IANA ID: 1556
Reseller:
Domain Status: ok http://www.icann.org/epp#ok
Registry Registrant ID: org6415444065451
Registrant Name: 2001 Espace
Registrant Organization: Espace 2001
Registrant Street: 7, Fressigne, 23320 Bussiere
Registrant City: Bussiere Dunoise
Registrant State/Province: Limousin
Registrant Postal Code: 23320
Registrant Country: FR
Registrant Phone: +86.970408150
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +86.970408150
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID: org6415444065451
Admin Name: 2001 Espace
Admin Organization: 2001 Espace
Admin Street: 7, Fressigne, 23320 Bussiere
Admin City: Bussiere Dunoise
Admin State/Province: Limousin
Admin Postal Code: 23320
Admin Country: FR
Admin Phone: +86.970408150
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +86.970408150
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID: org6415444065451
Tech Name: 2001 Espace
Tech Organization: 2001 Espace
Tech Street: 7, Fressigne, 23320 Bussiere
Tech City: Bussiere Dunoise
Tech State/Province: Limousin
Tech Postal Code: 23320
Tech Country: FR
Tech Phone: +86.970408150
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +86.970408150
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: ns4.espace2001.com
Name Server: ns3.espace2001.com
DNSSEC: signedDelegation
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected] 
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +86.28.86263960 ext 8364
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/ 
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2017-01-22T13:53:43.0Z <<<

For more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp

If you want to dispute who owns the domain, or complain about the registrar, there are formal methods.

That few dollars you saved on the domain registration surely doesn't seem worth it anymore.