Another Online Scam - promoted by BoatUS latest email

[bottomscraper]

Shame on you BoatUS!


Here's a new scam, sadly promoted by BoatUS.


boatnameregistry.com


You can "register" your boat name with them for $35/year and "protect" the name from use by anyone else. As most people in the US know, boat naming in the US is not unique, and there is no restriction on duplicate boat names. All this site does is allow only one boat name to be registered with them, with no enforcement of anything. It's like me telling you that if you tell me your name, I won't listen to anyone else who tell me they have the same name. Ok, great. So what?

They don't protect your name in any way. They only allow one name to be registered with them, a random web database of no significance to anyone.


I think the only thing sadder than people who fall for this, is that I learned about this "service" in a promotional email from BoatUS.

[s2sailorlis]

You’re sure it was an official Boat US email? Did you report it Boat US?

[bottomscraper]

No I do NOT think it is an official BoatUS site but a link to the site was distributed by BoatUS in a weekly email newsletter. I did report it but I have not received any reply from them. Either way BoatUS should not be propagating scams to their paying members.