Has my domain been hyjacked?

[hasfam]

I'v owned the domain lincolncentvarieties.com since April 2007 but have yet to use it on a web site. Today I was going to check on the expiration date of the domain. I ran a Google search on the domain and a web site was listed at the top of the page. I clicked on it and I'm not sure if someone is using the domain name or is it a bunch of advertising? I didn't think anyone could use it but me.
AND...there is a young beautiful scantily dressed woman on the web site. She really doesn't belong associated with my domain.
Is there any recourse? How can I take back control of my name?

thanks
Rock
here is a link (http://lincolncentvarieties.com/)

[JeanK]

Possibly someone went to your website and directed it to a different server. I would think ne'er-do-wells could easily do this in order to use unsuspecting websites for unpleasantness. Many websites have been hacked and turned into a mess or worse.
A web master may be able to tell you how to undo this.
Jean

[DWK]

Did you notice the question at the bottom asking why am I seeing this page?

I think you can contact the hijacker through that.

[AgCollector]

I'v owned the domain lincolncentvarieties.com since April 2007 but have yet to use it on a web site. Today I was going to check on the expiration date of the domain. I ran a Google search on the domain and a web site was listed at the top of the page. I clicked on it and I'm not sure if someone is using the domain name or is it a bunch of advertising? I didn't think anyone could use it but me.
AND...there is a young beautiful scantily dressed woman on the web site. She really doesn't belong associated with my domain.
Is there any recourse? How can I take back control of my name?

thanks
Rock
here is a link (http://lincolncentvarieties.com/)

If you've never done anything with it then whoever you registered it with is making a little extra money filling it with that garbage until you put up a page. If that's still a ways off, have it point to a real page. Who did you register it with- godaddy? Or someone else?

Log in to your domain account and have it forward to something else, even temporarily- you could point it at the LCR, for example, until you have another page ready.

[hasfam]

If you've never done anything with it then whoever you registered it with is making a little extra money filling it with that garbage until you put up a page. If that's still a ways off, have it point to a real page. Who did you register it with- godaddy? Or someone else?

Log in to your domain account and have it forward to something else, even temporarily- you could point it at the LCR, for example, until you have another page ready.

Good idea. I'll try to do that. Thanks for the help guys.
Rock

[jcuve]

If you still hold the domain than I would guess (as stated) the company you registered with has made an index.html page with (what someone felt) was appropriate links that probably generated a small amount of $$ for them.

You can forward (or what is sometimes refereed to as attaching or griping) another URL to that domain as suggested (like LCR), but I would also suggest creating a index.html page that said something like under construction and then a few relevant coin links. I can make one for you that you could upload. Who is your hosting service?

[hasfam]

If you still hold the domain than I would guess (as stated) the company you registered with has made an index.html page with (what someone felt) was appropriate links that probably generated a small amount of $$ for them.

You can forward (or what is sometimes refereed to as attaching or griping) another URL to that domain as suggested (like LCR), but I would also suggest creating a index.html page that said something like under construction and then a few relevant coin links. I can make one for you that you could upload. Who is your hosting service?

Jason,
That would be great if you could do that.
I don't remember who I originally got the domain from but I transfered it to GoDaddy last April when my wife got her domain for her book store. I would like to have it forward to LCR until I can get a web host for myself and start building the site.
Just let me know what you need from me Jason. I really appreciate your help.
Rock

[jcuve]

Jason,
That would be great if you could do that.
I don't remember who I originally got the domain from but I transfered it to GoDaddy last April when my wife got her domain for her book store. I would like to have it forward to LCR until I can get a web host for myself and start building the site.
Just let me know what you need from me Jason. I really appreciate your help.
Rock

Just tell me what you would want a first page to say temporarily and a few coin links to add (maybe it can just be LCR). Do you know how to upload to your server? I explored the structure of the current website and it is more complex than I realized. Domain hosts usually have either a slow upload page or a separate FTP password (that you create) with a little additional information to upload that way. If Godaddy has a standard upload page, for now, that would be easiest.

[MintyFresh]

Jason,

Below is the domain and ISP name for you. Report this to the abuse number listed. I will try and find the legalesse links to cause a cease and dissist and allow you to take it back. If you feel that the image on the site has defamed you, you may want to pursue that recourse, but I am not an attorney.

Pull up this document: :tinysmile_classes_t http://www.brownwelsh.com/HPLowry_archive/Lowry-CTCPAJA07.pdf

Anyway, good luck and here is the info:

"Network Information:
OrgName: eNom, Incorporated
OrgID: ENOM
Address: 15801 NE 24th Street
City: Bellevue
StateProv: WA
PostalCode: 98008
Country: US
NetRange: 69.64.144.0 - 69.64.159.255
CIDR: 69.64.144.0/20
OriginAS: AS21740
NetName: ENOM-BLOCK
NetHandle: NET-69-64-144-0-1
Parent: NET-69-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: HK1.NAME-SERVICES.COM
NameServer: HK2.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Comment:
RegDate: 2007-07-25
Updated: 2008-07-01
RAbuseHandle: DEMAN-ARIN
RAbuseName: DemandMedia NOC
RAbusePhone: +1-425-274-4500
RAbuseEmail: dmnoc@demandmedia.com
RNOCHandle: DEMAN-ARIN
RNOCName: DemandMedia NOC
RNOCPhone: +1-425-274-4500
RNOCEmail: dmnoc@demandmedia.com
RTechHandle: RSI80-ARIN
RTechName: Singh, Raj
RTechPhone: +1-425-274-4500
RTechEmail: raj.singh@demandmedia.com
OrgAbuseHandle: DEMAN-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: DemandMedia NOC
OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-274-4500
OrgAbuseEmail: dmnoc@demandmedia.com
OrgNOCHandle: DEMAN-ARIN
OrgNOCName: DemandMedia NOC
OrgNOCPhone: +1-425-274-4500
OrgNOCEmail: dmnoc@demandmedia.com
OrgTechHandle: RSI80-ARIN
OrgTechName: Singh, Raj
OrgTechPhone: +1-425-274-4500
OrgTechEmail: raj.singh@demandmedia.com
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2010-01-02 20:00
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

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I'v owned the domain lincolncentvarieties.com since April 2007 but have yet to use it on a web site. Today I was going to check on the expiration date of the domain. I ran a Google search on the domain and a web site was listed at the top of the page. I clicked on it and I'm not sure if someone is using the domain name or is it a bunch of advertising? I didn't think anyone could use it but me.
AND...there is a young beautiful scantily dressed woman on the web site. She really doesn't belong associated with my domain.
Is there any recourse? How can I take back control of my name?

thanks
Rock
here is a link (http://lincolncentvarieties.com/)

[AgCollector]

Jason,

Below is the domain and ISP name for you. Report this to the abuse number listed. I will try and find the legalesse links to cause a cease and dissist and allow you to take it back. If you feel that the image on the site has defamed you, you may want to pursue that recourse, but I am not an attorney.


Hey Minty,
I don't think this road needs to be gone down just yet, although the WHOIS might be helpful if there is trouble changing the site.

AgCollector

[hasfam]

I really appreciate all the help. I think I've gotten this worked out now. I went to my account on Godaddy and I called them as well. The domain name now forwards to LCR. I will be renewing it soon and will add the Private settings when I do. Looks like everything is good right now. Just need to find a host and start building the site.
Thanks everyone
Rock

[Brad]

Thanks for pointing it back here! That was nice of you.

I will miss that girl though...:angel:

[hasfam]

Thanks for pointing it back here! That was nice of you.

I will miss that girl though...:angel:

No problem Brad.
She was a looker for sure.
Rock