It's a thorny one and I was almost taken in myself. If you sign up with them they will effectively become the register of your domain. Yes it is a scam and I have had clients of mine contacting me in panic over this sort of letter. This link has a lot more information on it.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1040704.html Hopefully they will get canned (Again) but they will then just spring up with a name change Take Care Dave -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Saturday, 6 February 2010 12:05 To: 'ausDotNet' Subject: [OT] Domain renewal scam Folks, just FYI, I received a fancy looking envelope postmarked Jamaica, New York, USA containing a lovely coloured Expiration Notice that superficially looks like an invoice. It's another one of those scams that circulates every year or so where you can be tricked into paying absurd prices for domain renewal. An enclosed return envelope has the address Domain Renewal Group 189 Queen St, Suite 209 Melbourne, 3000 Phone: 1-905-479-2533 www.domainrenewalgroup.com They want to charge me $45/year to renew a domain that I have owned and registered for many years at about $5/year. I wonder if this is illegal, probably not, but I'd like to notify someone. Cheers, Greg
