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Beware of Domain Renewal Notices

Posted by    |   December 1st, 2008   |   No Comments

It’s called Domain Name Slamming – Don’t let it happen to you.

Domain name slamming is the popular term for a fraudulent practice where scammers try to trick you into transferring your domain name to a different registrar. Many of our clients have us register their domain name for them as part of the website development process. Others come to us with their own registered domains. In either case, the specified “owner” of the domain is always the client or business owner.

Scammers usually contact the domain owner with a professional looking email (or a hard copy letter) telling them that their domain name is set to expire soon (which is likely true). There’s usually a link to click to renew the domain. What they don’t mention is that when you click the link, you are agreeing to transfer your domain name from its existing registrar to theirs. Once you click the link, you’ve initiated the transfer. In other words – you’ve got a slew of problems. Your domain name is no longer pointed at your website server, which means you’ve got no website on the internet, no email and in most cases, it’s a logistical nightmare getting your domain name back.

This is not a new problem, but we continue to see people get duped and thought it would be great to spread the word – even if it’s just a reminder. If you are one of our clients and you’ve chosen to let us register your domain, we’ll take care of renewing it for you (we’ll always ask you first). So if you get one of these bogus emails, don’t respond to it. If you’re not sure who controls your domain, it’s a good idea to find out so that you can identify potential scams.

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