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Domain Thief Loses Another Domain Name — Three Letter

Site Service International loses case for AHI.com.

A firm going by the name “Site Service International” has lost a domain name arbitration case for AHI.com. But ahead of you cry “reverse domain name hijacking”, there’s more to this case than meets the eye. As stated by the complainant AHI Invest GmbH of Vienna, Austria, the domain name was stolen from it.

This isn’t the first time Site Service International has lost a case for a three letter domain name that was allegedly stolen. Since 2007, it has lost a half dozen cases involving three character domain names. In each case the details are similar: the complainant owned a three letter domain name that suddenly changed ownership and was transferred to a fresh registrar. The firm has lost cases for rcw.com, jai.com, vou.com, wsw.com, and ocf.com.

It appears these aren’t the only cases of domain theft. The historical record for NLF.com shows Site Service International used to own it, and it followed the same registrar patterns as the other domains. It was recently transferred to a fresh registrant.

The Dallas address in whois for Site Service International appears to be an invalid address.

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