domainrenewalonline.com - renewal scam

[Pound]

So, this could be perfectly legit but I am fairly certain that this is a major scam. I just received the following email from [email protected]:

Your domain name www.x.info will expire within 90 days.
You may renew your domain automatically with Domain Renewal. Click on the link in this
e-mail to renew the domain for another year. You should renew your domain as soon as
possible in order for it to continue to be registered in your name.

Click here if you wish to renew your domain
--------> http://www.domainrenewalonline.com/for.php?d=givememydomain.info

As soon as we have received your payment, you will receive a confirmation that your domain
has been renewed.

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Services and information about Domain Renewal
Domain Renewal maintains domain addresses, and registers and consults companies in
relation to Internet domain ownership. We inform businesses about which domains are
registered, and remind them if a domain is due to expire, or when it is time to renew a domain.
If you want Domain Renewal to extend the domain for you, we ask you to click on the link in
this e-mail. If you do not wish to use your domain after the due date for renewal, you may
disregard this e-mail. When Domain Renewal extends your domain no information will be
changed in the “Whois” information section. The domain will be extended for 1 year. You will
therefore continue with your current supplier. You may also request your Internet Service
Provider to renew the domain for you. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate
to contact our customer service centre by sending an e-mail to
[email protected]

 

[scooby47]

Very iffy ( odd, strange .. etc ) check with you current registrar for domain status .. just to be sure ... it looks like a SCAM to me .... do your checking ... before you consider this ...

 

[Pound]

Very iffy ( odd, strange .. etc ) check with you current registrar for domain status .. just to be sure ... it looks like a SCAM to me .... do your checking ... before you consider this ...

It is at GoDaddy - anyone else heard of this? There is no way I would ever use it, I will simply renew at the registrar but was hoping someone had further information.

 

[Eric]

I got the same email for a domain that is here at NP. Didn't pay any attention to it - just marked it as spam and moved on.

 

[Earthian]

there was a thread about this a little while ago ...




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[bluehello]

Yeah I believe it's a scam. I receieved an email from them in my junk folder. I almost fell for it! If you ever get one of these messages, just go to your domain register's web site manually, not through the email link. Just to be safe.

 

[MyFuture]

Complete Scam!

Do Not, I repeat do not give them any info!