Domain name scam alert - GoFuckYourself.com

andi_germany · 02-14-2003, 03:06 AM

I received this from my domain registrar. Might be interesting for some of you as well.

Dear N/A,

BEWARE OF NEW DOMAIN SCAMS

It has been discovered that yet another scam involving domain names is being used on
unsuspecting domain name registrants. The scam involves a call from a company calling itself
the "Domain Support Group." The caller pretends that he has important information about your
domain name registrations and tries to trick you into giving him your credit card
information to register more domain names with him, or when asked more about their services,
says the computer systems are down and tries to get your fax number to send you more
information.

What is then faxed to the registrant is a ?Final Notice? that looks very legitimate.

The other angle that they take is telling the registrant that they need to 'update some
information about their domain account with them. Apparently 'there have been changes to
the domain account' and they needed to fax some information. When the registrant tells them
that their domain is not registered with them but rather someone else, so there should be no
account with them that needs updating them . Their response is 'You have an account with
the registry for that name and they have passed that account information on to us...'

Please do not be fooled by this scam!

Remember Domain Name Systems will not call you with out identifying ourselves as Domain
Name Systems. If you receive a telephone call from "Domain Support Group," or any other
company besides Domain Name Systems, simply hang up without giving them ANY information.

For more information regarding this scam, please visit these links:

http://www.paulgraham.com/domsupgroup.html
http://www.niner.net/docs/dsg.shtml
http://www.bankersonline.com/technol...rt_040902.html

Remember Domain Name Systems will not call you without you calling US first. Nor do we fax
notices.

We urge you to be vigilant regarding your domain names, and hope that you do not become a
victim in this latest scam.

Your business is important to us,

Your Domain Name Systems Team
http://www.domainnamesystems.com

02-14-2003, 03:06 AM	#1
andi_germany Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 768	Domain name scam alert I received this from my domain registrar. Might be interesting for some of you as well. Dear N/A, BEWARE OF NEW DOMAIN SCAMS It has been discovered that yet another scam involving domain names is being used on unsuspecting domain name registrants. The scam involves a call from a company calling itself the "Domain Support Group." The caller pretends that he has important information about your domain name registrations and tries to trick you into giving him your credit card information to register more domain names with him, or when asked more about their services, says the computer systems are down and tries to get your fax number to send you more information. What is then faxed to the registrant is a ?Final Notice? that looks very legitimate. The other angle that they take is telling the registrant that they need to 'update some information about their domain account with them. Apparently 'there have been changes to the domain account' and they needed to fax some information. When the registrant tells them that their domain is not registered with them but rather someone else, so there should be no account with them that needs updating them . Their response is 'You have an account with the registry for that name and they have passed that account information on to us...' Please do not be fooled by this scam! Remember Domain Name Systems will not call you with out identifying ourselves as Domain Name Systems. If you receive a telephone call from "Domain Support Group," or any other company besides Domain Name Systems, simply hang up without giving them ANY information. For more information regarding this scam, please visit these links: http://www.paulgraham.com/domsupgroup.html http://www.niner.net/docs/dsg.shtml http://www.bankersonline.com/technol...rt_040902.html Remember Domain Name Systems will not call you without you calling US first. Nor do we fax notices. We urge you to be vigilant regarding your domain names, and hope that you do not become a victim in this latest scam. Your business is important to us, Your Domain Name Systems Team http://www.domainnamesystems.com