Domain name blackmailer arrested 02
(The following information provided by Beijing erimart Network Service Co., Ltd) Hieu then designed a false company website for LSSC and posted it on the domain name he had bought.
In early May Hieu sought VND50 million ($3,090) from LSSC to stop him from posting false information harmful to LSSC’s business on the website he had created.
LSSC agreed to pay VND30 million but also secretly contacted police.
A graduate of information technology in HCMC, Hieu planned to trade on domain names.
In 2006 he went to PA Vietnam on Su Van Hanh Street to buy enterprise domain names for $10 apiece to try to sell to businesses later on.
The police are continuing their investigation.
Beijing erimart Network Service Co., Ltd