[pchelpers] Re: Domain interest???

Susan wrote:
> Did you ever get this one resolved, John?  I know a few domain 
> registrars out there who are unscrupulous.  A friend of ours got an 
> email from one company telling them they were "almost done" registering 
> their domain name with their company.  The email then gave detailed 
> instructions on how to unlock their domain and transfer it over to their 
> company.  Problem is, her domain was fine where it was and she hadn't 
> initiated anything with them.  This email just came to her out of the 
> blue.  Their email looked so legitimate, as though this was the "final 
> step" in a process she had initiated.  The company does provide a 
> legitimate service with  domain registration; however, after googling 
> their company, I found many complaints have been lodged against it, 
> especially how they obtain new domains through their false and 
> misleading emails (and snail mails too).  This company has been around a 
> long time too, which is scary!
> 
> Of course, that's not to say that's what happened in your case but it 
> reminded me how some do try to steal your domain.
> 
> Susan
Interesting scenario. I never heard of anyone doing that before.
Usually the cost of hosting a domain name is quite small, so they can't 
be expecting much from this.
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