Website owners always have to struggle with deception.
We repeatedly receive information from users that they receive payment requests for domains that have nothing to do with their website. These are supposed invoices or simply offers that are often not immediately recognizable as offers. This type of alleged invoice often amounts to just under €200.
The tricks and arguments used to tempt people to fall for the offers are different. Sometimes it is suggested that someone unknown wants to secure the name of your own company as a domain and that you should better buy the domain yourself for your own protection. There is no evidence of this, but the scenario of loss of reputation is set up straight away:
We have received an application for registration of the website [XY.COM] . Our system shows that you are the owner of [XY.DE] . This can have far-reaching consequences for you in the future. We are therefore legally required to contact you to offer you the first right of registration. This means that we will reject a third party's request for the following website.
In other, more brazen cases, dubious emails pose directly as invoices. In recent years, we have regularly observed emails with a .pdf file attached, which directly asks the recipient to make a payment. Although these emails do not contain any viruses or Trojans, they do attempt to irritate their recipients.
Supposed symbols of sovereignty
High-falutin names are used, a kind of eagle is often depicted as a heraldic animal or, which is almost funny in a way, barcodes are attached to the cover letters that have no meaning (or a confusing one). All of these little symbols and names are simply intended to create a false sense of credibility and allow you to buy a domain in good faith.
Our tip at this point: These types of supposed domain invoices or important registration information are nothing more than advertisements that seem misleading. They come from senders with different intentions, sometimes with an attachment, sometimes with a link, sometimes even by post or fax.
However, they all have something in common: They want to sell the recipient a domain and tend to appear misleading. It's best to ignore it and delete it straight away!
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