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***regic*** · 06-07-2006, 03:47 PM,

Quote:Some legitimate hosting companies are not doing enough to shut down fake escrow sites, according to an online-fraud watchdog and Internet sleuth. Because of death threats he says he has received, we will not publish his name, but "Mr. X" has been actively targeting scammers and reporting them to authorities for years. Escrow.com President Brandon Abbey agrees with Mr. X, saying some web-hosting sites are a "criminal's best friend."...

Mr. X and Abbey said some hosting companies are very helpful and responsive in shutting down scam sites. Escrow.com's Abbey used Yahoo as an example of a site that fights fraud as much as they can. But some other hosting sites do not respond to reports of fraudulent escrow sites, said Abbey, and "are not held accountable for the content on their site." He believes hosting companies are afraid they might make a mistake and shut down a legitimate site and that the liability for a mistake could be greater than hosting fraudulent sites....

full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m06/i07/s03

robel2008 · 02-15-2009, 10:13 AM,

I have tried ringing their supportline for webhosting issues: no reply.
I have tried ringing their supportline for account issues: no reply.

I have requested a callback from their website: no reply.

Apparently they have upgraded their servers earlier on this year, but I am getting nowhere fast with this company!

Does anyone out there have an account with these people?