Domain Name Scams
There have been a lot of domain name thefts in the last year or so. I spoke about 2 of them recently on Blogging Tips in my post How secure is your domain name?.
The best way to reduce the chances of your domain being stolen is to be proactive and make it more difficult for hijackers to steal your property. And domainer Reece Berg has created a blog to help you all do just that. The blog is called Domain Name Scams. If you are looking to find out more about how you can protect your domain name and how you can buy and sell domain names safely, I recommend checking it out.
Link : Domain Name Scams
How to Blog ~ Jonathan | December 5th, 2008 at 8:50 pm #
Thanks for that post, I didn’t realize people could steal my domain. Now I’m scared… lol
Reece Berg | December 6th, 2008 at 3:17 am #
Hi Kevin,
I just wanted to thank you for the mention. It really is a great site you have here and I’ll definitely be back.
With how much domain name prices have gone up in the past 5 years or so, stealing people’s domain names is often just as profitable, if not moreso, than stealing their financial information. The holiday season is always a bad time for phishing scams.
Happy Holidays to you and your readers!
Reece
Kevin Muldoon | December 6th, 2008 at 3:15 pm #
Jonathan - No need to be scared but it pays to be cautious
Reece - Don’t mention it. As I said, I recently did an article about domain scams so I’m interested in the subject and was pleased when I saw a blog dedicated to the topic. Keep up the good work
Success University Review | December 6th, 2008 at 10:54 pm #
I am glad you put me onto this site, you can never be to careful.
Potty training | December 8th, 2008 at 11:32 am #
Do you mean the theft steal domain if protycoon.com they may set up other domain like protycoon.net?
Kevin Muldoon | December 8th, 2008 at 4:38 pm #
No that would not be a theft. A theft would be someone stealing protycoon.com.
The Almost Millionaire | December 17th, 2008 at 8:42 pm #
Great tip, I will be auto renewing in the future!
Best internet Marketing | December 31st, 2008 at 4:59 pm #
I hope they don’t come after my domains. A few of them they could have, but the money making ones I need. domain stealing! Is there nothing that people will not steal? Now i need a gun!