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Originally Posted by Pelorojo
Just sent you a PM.
I don't know what happened but I lost my free domain pelorojo.tk today. It's really weird that someone registered it for sedo domain parking already. Why should someone be interested to buy a domain with my nickname and why is it related to poker/casino stuff? I don't get it.
I will check if there's a solution, for now the site is only available here: http://pelorojo.bplaced.net/
Sorry to hear that. I haven't been through this, but know people who have.
Unless your domains expired, it sounds like someone performed a small version off identity theft on you. This could have happened one of two ways.
Your computer could be infected with spyware, which could have captured your domain registration passwords or email address password. I'd recommend running a few virus/spyware scanners to make sure you're clean, and to prevent worse problems (financial) if this is the case.
The other possibility is that someone made a domain transfer request. It's always a good idea to put a transfer lock (often called domain lock) on domains that you own to prevent this possibility. Under changed rules a number of years ago (by ICANN, who handles domain names), a notice is sent to the domain owner's email address on file on the domain. If this notice isn't responded to within a few days that the transfer isn't authorized, they put through the transfer. If some jerk out there sends enough transfer requests through, some won't get responded to and they'll get the domain. I can't explain why ICANN made this idiotic change. They used to need permission, not a lack of objection.
Either way, getting the domains back can sometimes be easy, and sometimes be very hard. I'd recommend contacting whoever you registered the domains through (godaddy, network solutions, etc) and tell them this was unauthorized, and ask if you can submit an "undo of change" request.
Again, I'd always recommend putting a transfer/domain lock on your domains. You can always take it off some day if you actually want to transfer it.