Dear all An interesting discussion (see below from the global internet governance list)on the security of the internet a major scam site called www.beijingticketing.com many have lost money and it still appears on google searches. It does brings to fore issues of trust for us in Kenya. With state of the art broadband coming soon to the room next to you, I wonder about the level of trust/confidence people have on the internet/computers/mobile phones? this will be an issue when it comes to widespread acceptance of all the ICT initiatives we are about to roll out when TEAMS comes. If Kenyans do not feel confident about using the internet for example, will it affect adoption of e-transactions and indeed e-government applications and what can we do to ensure people understand cybercrime and privacy/security? best alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [governance] beijing ticket scam - is this governed at all? Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:20:55 -0700 From: Jeffrey A. Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com> Reply-To: governance@lists.cpsr.org,"Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: governance@lists.cpsr.org, Ian Peter <ian.peter@ianpeter.com> CC: GAC Rep <ssene@ntia.doc.gov>, DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep <aheineman@ntia.doc.gov> References: <08b901c8f60f$9a70df90$8b00a8c0@IAN> Ian and all, No information at all here. But you might want to send in a complaint to DOC/NTIA as the the particulars that you have. Ian Peter wrote:

Some time about March this year a major scam site called www.beijingticketing.com

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.

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.

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 California today to close down the site? Is this because the registry or the registrar is located in the USA?

An interesting case study for the workshop on transboundary issues! Very interested in more information if anyone has it.

Ian Peter

Ian Peter and Associates Pty Ltd

PO Box 10670 Adelaide StBrisbane 4000

Australia

Tel (+614) 1966 7772 or (+612) 6687 0773

www.ianpeter.com

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