Domain name scam email
There is a scam doing the rounds at the moment for domain name registration. You will get an email that looks like it’s requesting you to re register your domain name, it’s not.
It is an attempt to scam money, usually about $66, from you for a supposed SEO registration. So to be clear there is NO such thing.
The scam relies on you scanning the email and not reading it properly, something most of us do regularly. You can see an example of the scam email below.
If you are in any doubt forward a copy to me at alan.tomkins@alpha-tango.co.uk and I’ll let you know either way.
Please do not pay for this as you will be wasting money and b) your payment details may be used for fraudulent purposes.
As always please get in touch if you are unsure of any correspondence you get in that looks unusual or is asking for money or details.
******THE EMAIL LOOKS LIKE THIS******
ATTENTION: IMPORTANT NOTICE Domain Registration Service SEO Company
Notice#: 640273
Date: 10/23/2016
EXPIRATION NOTICE
DOMAIN: yourdomain.com
Notification Purchase Proposal
EXPIRATION PROPOSAL DATE: 10/31/2016
To: You
Your address
Domain Name:
Registration SEO Period:
Price:
Term:
yourdomain.com 11/14/2016 to 11/14/2017 $66.00 1 Year
SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT <https://www.yourdomain.hosthosterorgas.org/?d=yourdomain.com&p=11-14-2016>
Domain Name: yourdomain.com
Attn: You
This important expiration notification proposal notifies you about the expiration notice of your domain registration for yourdomain.com search engine optimization submission. The information in this expiration notification proposal may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information from the notification processing department to purchase our search engine traffic generator. We do not register or renew domain names. We are selling traffic generator software tools. This information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above.
If you fail to complete your domain name registration yourdomain.com search engine optimization service by the expiration date, may result in the cancellation of this search engine optimization domain name notification proposal notice.
PLEASE CLICK ON
SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT <https://www.yourdomain.hosthosterorgas.org/?d=yourdomain.com&p=11-14-2016>
TO COMPLETE YOUR PAYMENT.
Failure to complete your seo domain name registration yourdomain.com search engine optimization service process may make it difficult for customers to find you on the web.
CLICK UNDERNEATH FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
PROCESS PAYMENT FOR
yourdomain.com
SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT <https://www.yourdomain.hosthosterorgas.org/?d=yourdomain.com&p=11-14-2016>
ACT IMMEDIATELY
This domain seo registration for yourdomain.com search engine service optimization notification proposal will expire 10/31/2016.
Instructions and Unsubscribe Instructions:
You have received this message because you elected to receive special notification proposal. If you no longer wish to receive our notifications, please unsubscribe here <https://www.yourdomain.hosthosterorgas.org/unsubscribe.php> or mail us a written request to US Main Office: Domain Registration Service SEO Company, Los Angeles, CA 90036 or Asia Main Office: Domain Registration Service SEO Company, Shenzhen Futian. If you have multiple accounts with us, you must opt out for each one individually in order to stop receiving notifications notices. We are a search engine optimization company. We do not directly register or renew domain names. We are selling traffic generator software tools. This message is CAN-SPAM compliant. THIS IS NOT A BILL. THIS IS A NOTIFICATION PROPOSAL. YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PAY THE AMOUNT STATED UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS NOTIFICATION PROPOSAL. This message, which contains promotional material strictly along the guidelines of the CAN-SPAM act of 2003. We have clearly mentioned the source mail-id of this email, also clearly mentioned our subject lines and they are in no way misleading. Please do not reply to this email, as we are not able to respond to messages sent to this address.
