Beware of DROA
Recently a client of ours received a bill in the mail for their domain name renewal. They sent a check for $50 because the bill said their domain would expire in short order if they didn't pay.
This was a deceitful payment request from the Domain Registry of America (DROA). Fortunately, the hosting company was able to block the transfer. Be careful if you are solicited for renewal of your domain name. Contact your hosting provider if you have any doubts about the authenticity of a bill.
Sadly, the DROA was ruled against by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just 3 years ago but seems to still be up to their old tricks: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/domainreg.htm
Not surprisingly, the "Domain Registry of America" is actually a Canadian company. Even their name is dishonest, it would appear.
If you are attacked by the DROA, or any other scammer you can file a complaint on the FTC website. And do not pay any bill unless you are 100% certain you have a prior relationship with the company. Contact us if you have any questions and we'll be happy to help.
This was a deceitful payment request from the Domain Registry of America (DROA). Fortunately, the hosting company was able to block the transfer. Be careful if you are solicited for renewal of your domain name. Contact your hosting provider if you have any doubts about the authenticity of a bill.
Sadly, the DROA was ruled against by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just 3 years ago but seems to still be up to their old tricks: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/domainreg.htm
Not surprisingly, the "Domain Registry of America" is actually a Canadian company. Even their name is dishonest, it would appear.
If you are attacked by the DROA, or any other scammer you can file a complaint on the FTC website. And do not pay any bill unless you are 100% certain you have a prior relationship with the company. Contact us if you have any questions and we'll be happy to help.
Labels: CG Science, Internet
posted by David Board at
10:56 AM
2 Comments:
That is a great subject to talk about. I have seen that a bunch and am getting pretty tired of it myself.
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Greg
Thanks for the alert, but i have to say, America is not only USA. It's from Canada to Argentina
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