It’s becoming more and more common – more and more people are receiving domain name renewal notices via the mail or via fax.

In most cases, these are nothing but a scam and a way to rip you off a few hundred dollars, from $50 to $300.

If you are a Design House customer, then it’s most likely that we will be managing your domain name for you, and when your domain name does come up for renewal, you will automatically be notified by our billing system that your domain will expire in 90,60, and 30 days.

What are domain name renewal scams?

A domain name is simply an internet address, used to help people get to a website. For example, the SCAMwatch domain name is scamwatch.gov.au. Domain names must be renewed every couple of years.

Domain name renewal scams can work in one of two ways. You might be sent an invoice for a domain name that is very similar to your current domain name – the scammer hopes that you don’t notice the difference and just pay the invoice.

Alternatively, you could be sent a letter that looks like a renewal notice for your actual domain name, but is from a different company to the one you have previously used to register your domain name.

More info over at ScamWatch.gov.au

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