I just came across kbo.co.ke. It's an outlier in every aspect <the colours are seizure inducing...>. Now, this is obviously a sick joke and a scam. It's sad that we'll have people falling for this. The kicker is what whois says: -> Google handled the registration. That's odd, Google isn't a registrar: http://kenic.or.ke/index.php/registrars/registrar-list -> Google is hosting the website (Run traceroute or reverse lookup the domain) : https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/58317?hl=en) -> The billing contact points at Reuters. https://www.markmonitor.com/ Does anyone know what's the minimum bar to get a .ke domain? Does KENIC allow foreigners to purchase .ke domains? --- % whois kbo.co.ke [2014-02-26 19:58:11] % Copyright KENIC % The data below is provided for information purposes % and to assist persons in obtaining information about or % related to domain name registrations. % By submitting a whois query, you agree to use this data % only for lawful purposes. % remarks: Security issues should also be addressed to noc@kenic.or.ke % remarks: Mail abuse issues should also be addressed to abuse@kenic.or.ke % whois.kenic.or.ke accepts only direct match queries. % Types of queries are: domains (.KE) and POCs. Domain Information Query: kbo.co.ke Status: Active Created: 05 Jul 2011 18:50 EAT Modified: 14 Aug 2013 18:58 EAT Expires: 05 Jul 2016 18:50 EAT Name Servers: ns1.googledomains.com ns2.googledomains.com ns3.googledomains.com ns4.googledomains.com Registrar Information Registrar Name: Afriregister Limited Registrant: Name: DNS Admin Organisation: Google Inc. Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 US Phone Number: +1.6502530000 Admin Contact: Name: DNS Admin Organisation: Google Inc. Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 US Email Address: dns-admin@google.com Phone Number: +1.6502530000 Technical Contact: Name: DNS Admin Organisation: Google Inc. Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 US Email Address: dns-admin@google.com Phone Number: +1.6502530000 Billing Contact: Name: Domain Administrator Organisation: MarkMonitor Inc. Address: 391 N. Ancestor Place Boise, ID 83704 US Email Address: ccopsbilling@markmonitor.com Phone Number: +1.2083895740 Fax Number: +1.2083895771