I've seen this same "ploy" on several boards. There are brokers calling trademark and domain name owners trying to get them to buy the .cn versions.

It is a definite strong-arm play. And .cn domain names are the wild-west right now. And the 'net is such a murky thing over there that it is really hard to tell if somebody is a scammer.

Not sure where owning a .cn version will ever be more important than owning a .ws or a .bz, and we've never spent a nickel on those. I've never read any compelling reason to get China-centric, either.

Network Solutions sells .cn's for $39.99, so you can always price shop.

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All in my opinion, which, when combined carefully with a $1 bill, gets you a cup of coffee at the corner store.