Domain Name Scam

There is currently a scam email being sent to Domain name owners, mainly from China. It all looks official. The company sending the email mentions they have received an application from 'such and such' a company to register yourdomain.cn, plus a few others that might be available in .com as well.

Unless you intend to register your domain name and do business in China, then by all means contact your web developer or domain Registrar and get it registered. You do not have to use these tricksters and profiteerers to register domains for you.

They go on to scare you about protecting your brand and that you should register with them right away.

The letter uses extremely poor grammar and looks like a mail merged document.

If you get mail like this, forward it immediately to your Web Developer or whoever takes care of all your domains. Check to see whether any of the domains they mention are in fact available and desirable. eg: yourdomain.com. DOT COM domains are cheap to register and no particular evidential business requirements are required. A two year old could register if they wanted to. So go grab it if you can.

Remember, if you are unsure about any particluar offer or claim etc to do with your domain name or website, be sure to contact your web developer or IT person who handles your web related services for peace of mind.