Back on April 9, 2007, I published a Tech Talk post titled Domain Name Renewal Warning. Since then a new variation has arose and I feel you should be made aware of it.
This one works like this: an email is received which seems to be saying that you need to renew your domain name when in fact it is trying to get you to register your existing domain name with a new extension (.us for example).
So, I say again, please do not fall for these scams!
If you receive anything that looks like a renewal notice or invoice (by mail, fax, email, pony express even!) that you do not believe is from HAI or your current registrar, please contact us immediately. And remember, you can always ask us for a “domain inventory report” which will tell you everything you need to know about all your domain names!
Remember, any questions or doubts, ask us before you pay anyone!
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These domain renewal scammers are getting even slicker. Since this blog post was published, one of our clients received a faxed bill for their domain name with a .us extension. He was sure it wasn’t his but was thrown a little when he visited the domain name and ended up at his own site so he contacted us. Now these scammers are forwarding the domain names they are trying to trick you into buying! After a little research, we found that they are also using our client’s information in the whois database. Slick, real slick! Anyone who’s not 100% sure about a domain name would visit it and check the whois information and find their own site and info and might be doubtful enough to actually pay the bill. This is yet another reason why it’s so important to know exactly who your registrar is or, even better, let us mange all your domain names so you’ll only be billed by us and never have to worry about these kinds of things at all!