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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master
NRT-0249 Phishing Scam Targets Domain Name Holders:
A new phishing scam targets domain name holders by using contact information available in the publicly available "whois" database to direct its emails. According to the Domain Name Wire newsletter, the emails claim to originate from a company called Domain Renewal, which operates a professional-looking site and offers to renew users' or companies' domain names. Targets are sent an email informing them that their domain name is about to expire of offering to renew it. Many companies and users buy different domain names from different registrars, making the scam hard to spot - a fact "Domain Renewal" acknowledges on its site. The company claims to simplify the renewal process via deals with domain registrars around the world, allowing users to keep track of all their domains on one site. Such third-party renewals are not possible under the current domain-name registry framework. The Domain Renewal sites are owned by an organization in Burssels, according to whois. The Domain Renewal site, "domainrenewalonline.com", was still functioning as of Tuesday Morning (17JUL07).
(techworld.com 17JUL07)
Last Modified: Tuesday, 31-Jul-2007 22:32:00 EDT