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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Some time about March this year a major scam site called <a
href="http://www.beijingticketing.com/">www.beijingticketing.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>was apparently first exposed as fraudulent but not too many
people took any notice Today it is all over the news as many people have
purchased fake Olympic tickets and lost their money.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>But what surprises me is that, a good 8 hours after major
news stories about the site, it is still operating as I write this message. And
it still appears in Google search results.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Very interested in analysis of why this is so when it is a
known major fraud site that has victims in many countries. Is there any
mechanism to stop major international scams? Or is it just a matter of waiting
until everyone else wakes up? Apparently there is a court case in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State> today to
close down the site? Is this because the registry or the registrar is located
in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>An interesting case study for the workshop on transboundary
issues! Very interested in more information if anyone has it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ian Peter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ian Peter and Associates Pty Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>PO Box <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">10670 Adelaide St</st1:Street>
<st1:City w:st="on">Brisbane</st1:City></st1:address> 4000<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Australia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tel (+614) 1966 7772 or (+612) 6687 0773<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>www.ianpeter.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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