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| Domain Name Scams: Have You Fallen for One?
Have you received information regarding your domain name through
postal mail? Did you receive numerous invoices regarding your
domain name? Ever been stuck in a contract for well over a year?
If any of the above apply to you, you may have fallen for a
domain name scam.
Domain name scams occur when a domain name registrar sends you
and “invoice” to renew your domain registration, but it really
is an agreement to switch to their services.
Scott Karlo, founder of Internet Know How (IKH), LLC, offers
these helpful tips on how prevent your company from falling for
domain name scams.
Prevent Domain Name Scams by:
•Setting up automated renewals with timely advanced warnings
prior to billing period. This allows you to know when a renewal
date is scheduled and in turn you can ignore any other
“invoices” you may receive from other companies since you know
exactly how much and when your next payment is due.
•Using the registrar’s domain locking feature to protect it from
being taken without authorization. This prevents registrar
companies from initiating a transfer request to pull your domain
to their system. By locking your domain you save yourself the
time, hassle and cost of switching back away from them.
•Carefully review invoices from the registrar companies before
mailing in the requested payment due. Many companies assume that
the invoice is real. It passes through accounts payable, who
recognize the web address, pay it. Since they are fearful of
losing the domain they don’t tend to question the invoices
legitimacy. Investigate who the invoice is from before paying it!
•Finding an internet consulting firm that will be able to
monitor your domain names on a regular basis and keep track of
renewal dates. Hiring an internet consulting firm relieves the
headache of domain name scams. Your company can ignore all
mailings regarding your website domain registration.
Internet Know How has been building websites and preventing
domain name scams for their clients since March of 1996. IKH
believes strongly in developing websites that reflect a
company’s personality and philosophy. They take the time to
fully understand a company’s mission, history and offerings, in
order to build successful Internet ventures. In addition to
preventing domain name scams they offer complete shopping cart
ecommerce packages, search engine optimization, “Do It Yourself”
website tools and e-mail marketing. For more information about
IKH call Scott Karlo at 330.587.0125 or visit www.ikh.com.
About the author:
Internet Know How has been building websites and preventing
domain name scams for their clients since March of 1996. IKH
believes strongly in developing websites that reflect a
company’s personality and philosophy. For more information about
IKH call Scott Karlo at 330.587.0125 or visit www.ikh.com.
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