 Brett Dolsen |
Identity Theft I have sent Jim an email but this is of urgent need to address. Some time ago I had to let my Deluxe website expire due to unemployment and cost. A couple of people contacted me recently to say they had noticed I had updated my website. On examination I found that someone had hijacked my old site, still with my identity, and uploaded photography information and contact forms to elsewhere. My concern is that I believe this was my Betterphoto URL and the identity theft may be a scam. Here is the link: http://brettdolsenphotography.com/
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Which is the hijacked site? Your gallery and the site that you have the link to both have pictures from Australia.
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Brett Dolsen |
Thankyou Gregory, The site that has been hijacked is http://brettdolsenphotography.com/ My basic Betterphoto site still has my images. Anyone that googles Brett Dolsen Photography will hit the hijacked page and URL at the top of the search page. There is a blog there with four entries titled *The best of photography *Photography lighting tip kits*Photography information about street photography*Marriage ceremony photography courses. There is a contact form also to someone else! There is also links to to websites*PaulaGPhotography and scottbirdsongphoto.com There are none of my images or information displayed other than the social media links will take you to my pages and the title of the blog being BrettDolsenphotography. Hoping this clarifies the problem
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BetterPhotoJim.com - Jim Miotke  Contact Jim Miotke Jim Miotke's Gallery |
Hi Brett, I can understand your concerns. However, the terms "identify theft" and "hijacked" are not really the correct terms for this situation. You let you domain name expire in early 2013. It because available for another to register it and in August of 2013, someone did. They have the same name as you but operate in a different part of the world (it appears to me to be in Washington, near Seattle). So they have set up a website, published a few blog posts, etc. The social media links direct visitors to the main URLs for twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, etc so when you click one of them, it appears to go to YOUR twitter, G+, LinkedIn etc. but it is really just going to the main site for each and because you are signed in, it looks like your profile there. When I click on one, I see my own LinkedIn page, for example. I hope this has clarified the situation and allayed your fears. There is nothing illegal or scammy going on here... it's just how domain name availability and registration works. I'll email this to you as well. Enjoy!
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Brett Dolsen |
I guess the main point here is to never let your domain name expire. The person that has the name now does not have the same family or given name as me. My information initially uploaded on the deluxe portfolio still shows up in search engines so anyone that searches for me is being directed to somewhere else. It seems that someone is attempting to capitalise on other peoples reputation and credibility. I see this as a warning to other members not to let your domain name pass into someone else's hands.
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