beware of false domain names

American leather crafts llc is USA

I recently received the following email(s) from a group in China about a company, also in China, who wants to Brand our name for their own purposes. Of course I told them that I never authorized this in any way and I recommend to our American public that if our domain name has anything other than .com, then it is bogus or false and should be avoided at all costs. It is possible that this is a phishing attempt but I wanted to make sure that I covered all the bases and let the good folks in America know that anything coming from China with our name on it is absolutely NOT American Leather Crafts LLC.

On Apr 16, 2026 7:28 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Dear Sir or Madam,
We are the department of registration service in China. we have something need to confirm with you. We formally received an application. One company which called GRACE WINNER Iinvest Ltd are applying to register ” americanleathercrafts ”as Brand Name and followingtop-level domain names(.CN .HK etc).on Apr 16, 2026.
　
After our initial examination, we found that the Brand Name applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark.These days we are dealing with it, hope to get the affirmation from your company. If your company has not authorized the aforesaid company to register these, Please contact us as soon as possible.
　
Best Regards,
Seth Deng
Tel:+86.551-65331804
Fax:+86.551-65331804
Address:No.99,xifeihe Rd.,hefei Comprehensive Bonded Zone, China

THEIR REPLY:

From: Seth Deng
To: Frank Verdusco
Date: 2026-04-21, 13:49:55
Subject: Re: Re: americanleathercrafts

Dear Frank,
 
Thanks for your letter. Following domains and brand name are applied by that company:
Brand Name:
 Americanleathercrafts
Domain Names:
 americanleathercrafts.asia
 americanleathercrafts.in
 americanleathercrafts.co.in
 americanleathercrafts.cn
 americanleathercrafts.com.cn
 americanleathercrafts.net.cn
 americanleathercrafts.org.cn
 americanleathercrafts.tw
 americanleathercrafts.com.tw
 americanleathercrafts.hk
 americanleathercrafts.com.hk
You shall know that the domain names registration is open-wide, so that company also has the right to apply for those available domain names. In accordance with dispute domain registration principle,your company has the preferential rights to register them and that is why we informed you this case in advance.
At present, we haven't passed their application because we need your opinion. If your company considers these names are of importance to your business or interest, I suggest that your company registers these names in prior so as to avoid confusion or speculation. Of course, If you don't think their application would affect your company in the future, then my suggestion is that you can give up these names and let us finish the registration for them as our duty performs. Please give me your company's decision as soon as possible in order to let us handle this issue properly.
 
Best Regards,
Seth Deng

Beware, Be Aware!

Until next time, All the best,
Frank, the KC Leather Guy - Who actually OWNS the Brand AmericanLeatherCrafts