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Letter from domain scammer #2 (Domain Registry of America)

Letter from domain scammer #2 (Domain Registry of America) by Peter Hosey.
This is the second letter I've received from a domain scammer. This one is from Domain Registry of America. I also scanned the back side.

I call them a scammer because this letter is clearly designed to look like a bill. Their hope, I surmise, is that you will skim the letter, conclude that it is a bill, and pay it—thereby transferring your domain over to them.

I have no idea whether this is legal or not, though I think they make it legal by saying in the text that it isn't a bill. But the layout of this letter is that of a bill, which is how I arrive at my opinion that it's meant to fool you into thinking it is a bill.

Be careful with anything you receive in the mail. If you get a letter like this, go directly to your domain-name registrar and make sure nothing's changed. If it hasn't, you can safely ignore the letter. 

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pblair  Pro User  says:

I've received ones JUST like this, but from the "Domain Registery of Canada" (for .com/.org TLDs). I'll scan mine and post it too when I get a chance, this is seriously unethical.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Peter Hosey says:

pblair: As the other mark found, the DRoC appear to be the same people as the DRoA.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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creamme10101 says:

I also just got this one... I discarded it before I thought of scanning and posting.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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