They tell me to login with them and confirm my whois data.. this is the first time I've seen this in the 8 years I've been around.
Is this a scam?
Here's the email :
Hello,
This message is being sent in accordance with ARIN Policy 3.6.1, "Annual Whois POC Validation". This policy requires POCs to validate their Whois contact information annually.
The following is your current POC Whois registration record. To validate, please take one of the three actions listed below. If no action is taken within 60 days, your POC record will be marked invalid in ARIN's Whois.
Your POC information in Whois is:
Name: Admin
Handle: [DELETED]
Company: [DELETED]
Address: [DELETED]
City: [DELETED]
StateProv:
PostalCode: [DELETED]
Country: [DELETED]
RegDate: [DELETED]
Updated: [DELETED]
Phone: [DELETED]
Email: [DELETED]
1) If the information above is correct, please click on the following URL to indicate the information is accurate:
https://www.arin.net/public/pocValid...alidationCode=[DELETED]
2) If the information is incorrect, and you already have an ARIN Online web account, please log in to your account and modify the POC information:
https://www.arin.net/public/secure/poc/view/[DELETED]
3) If the information is incorrect, and you do not have an ARIN Online web account, please create an account by going to
https://www.arin.net/public/ and selecting 'new user' on the left 'ARIN Online' panel.
Once you have created your account, please log in to your account and modify the POC information.
After validating your POC information, please take a few minutes to review your Organization data in ARIN's Whois to ensure it, too, is up-to-date. If your company sub-delegates IP address blocks to downstream customers, your organization is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all downstream organization and POC information. Maintaining accurate Whois data is contractually required for all resources registered under ARIN's Registration Services Agreement.
If you have any questions, please contact the ARIN Registration Services Help Desk.
Ask ARIN via your ARIN Online web account:
https://www.arin.net/public/communic...Question.xhtml
E-mail:
[email protected]
Phone: +1.703.227.0660
Regards,
Registration Services Department
American Registry for Internet Numbers