Domain name scammers try their luck with emails
Just lately we’ve encountered a few instances of domain name scam emails circulating. A couple of people in the office have received them, and just the other day one of our readers left an excellent comment on an old post here about the same subject.
We’ve mentioned scams before, and that old article is still the best place to go for information on spotting the different types of domain scam you might encounter. However, because there seem to be a few emails doing the rounds, we thought we’d flag the problem again.
They want your domain names
Domain scams performed by email are generally designed to achieve one of two things:
- To get you to pay over the odds for domain names you probably don’t need.
- To trick you into disclosing login details for your domain name control panel.
Clearly it’s a real pain to fall for either of these, but if a scammer gains access to your control panel, they could steal domains from you. That can be catastrophic, particularly if you’ve built a strongly-branded business on the back of your domain name. Read the rest of this entry »
