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billsamuels
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Is the MIFA Photo contest legitimate?


I just got an email from the "Moscow International Foto Awards" or MIFA. It's supposed to be a Russian-based international photo contest. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this organization and if it's legitimate or do they just take your money and run?

What other contests are there out there that would be legitimate if I wanted to enter a couple of photos?

Thanks.



Apr 20, 2016 at 11:01 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Is the MIFA Photo contest legitimate?


At first, I thought it sounded a little too much like the "Nigerian International Foto Awards" (or NIFA) for comfort. After running a whois on their domain name though, I noted their association with a group called the Farmani Group, which appears to have built a number of like sites.

"Moscow International Foto Awards" has a web site, and their Facebook page lists 95 Sukhumvit 63 Rd. Ekkamai Soi 3, 10334 BKK as their address, located in Thailand (and a phone number with a Los Angeles area code):

moscowfotoawards.com registrar whois
Domain Name: MOSCOWFOTOAWARDS.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1841735613_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.name.com
Registrar URL: http://www.name.com
Updated Date: 2015-12-19T05:27:46Z
Creation Date: 2014-01-07T06:10:33Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2017-01-07T06:10:33Z
Registrar: Name.com, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 625
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: hossein farmani
Registrant Organization: farmani group
Registrant Street: 550 north larchmont
Registrant City: los angeles
Registrant State/Province: CA
Registrant Postal Code: 90004
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.3103086262
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: hossein farmani
Admin Organization: farmani group
Admin Street: 550 north larchmont
Admin City: los angeles
Admin State/Province: CA
Admin Postal Code: 90004
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: +1.3103086262
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: hossein farmani
Tech Organization: farmani group
Tech Street: 550 north larchmont
Tech City: los angeles
Tech State/Province: CA
Tech Postal Code: 90004
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: +1.3103086262
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: dns1.stabletransit.com
Name Server: dns2.stabletransit.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.1 7203101849
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2016-04-20T16:13:38-06:00 <<<



Apr 20, 2016 at 05:23 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Is the MIFA Photo contest legitimate?


Mmm, Russians + ประเทศไทย = Братва.


Apr 20, 2016 at 10:32 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Is the MIFA Photo contest legitimate?


Paul Mo wrote:
Mmm, Russians + ประเทศไทย = Братва.




Figure I better say it before someone else does



Apr 20, 2016 at 10:46 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Is the MIFA Photo contest legitimate?


So I take it my suspicions are correct - avoid!!!!



Apr 22, 2016 at 02:31 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Is the MIFA Photo contest legitimate?


Yes, I would avoid them. Not because of anything it might imply regarding Russians or Moscow, mind you, but simply because of the other information provided above.

That said, there's always the possibility that someone else might chime in with sufficient additional information that might legitimize it.



Apr 22, 2016 at 10:38 AM





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