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Domain Registry of America *Warning*!
Freeola regularly send email reminders about the “Domain Registry of America” (DRoA) to owners of Freeola registered domains warning people of the underhand practices of this company.
I thought I would write to let people know that this company have recently changed the way their ‘scam’ works! If you aren’t already a Freeola/GetDotted customer then you may not be aware of this dodgy outfit. Obviously this company can and do target you whoever you have registered your domain with.
In the past the DRoA would write or email owners of domain names with what looked liked an invoice for the registration renewal. The messages are written in such a way as to look like an invoice when they are actually just an ‘invitation’ to transfer your domain to them.
The ‘give away’ used to be that they were asking the best part of $200 for the service when Freeola will only be asking between £10 and £20 for two years renewal.
What seems to have recently changed (and two of my clients have VERY nearly been caught out with this) is that the renewal ‘invitation’ is now for £18 for one year, so some people may think this is normal and not a scam.
Reading up on this, it seems the way the new ‘scam’ works is when you try to move your domain name back to a ‘real’ provider – this is when they hit you for a few hundred $$$s to release the domain!!!
The second way this mob have changed their ways is to send an email trying to trick you to release the domain to the DRoA, using the script below:
Hello yourwebsitename,
The transfer and renewal of your domain name, domainname.com, is not yet complete because your domain name is currently in a "REGISTRAR-LOCK" status with your current registrar MELBOURNE IT LTD
In order to complete the transfer and renewal, the "REGISTRAR-LOCK" status needs to be removed and an EPP Key/Authorization code needs to be obtained.
Please see below for instructions on achieving this…
When querying the DRoA the reply contained the following:
The original letter you received is a solicitation asking you to consider our firm for the renewal of your domain name. You have the choice of renewing your domain name with any registrar of your choice. The solicitation should clearly state that you are transferring your domain name from one place to another if you decide to renew your domain name with our firm. The advertisement also goes as far as saying that you don't have to renew your domain name with the current registrar or with the Domain Registry of America as the choice is yours.
We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that our company will be offering free web hosting with our domain name service. If you decide to renew with our firm we will give you free web hosting for the lifetime of your domain name with our firm. etc. etc.
So the bottom line is take care when you or your clients renew or respond to a domain expiry letter/email. If you are with Freeola simply login to your MyFreeola account where you can manage and renew your domains knowing you aren’t getting scammed!
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Freeola regularly send email reminders about the “Domain Registry of America” (DRoA) to owners of Freeola registered domains warning people of the underhand practices of this company.
I thought I would write to let people know that this company have recently changed the way their ‘scam’ works! If you aren’t already a Freeola/GetDotted customer then you may not be aware of this dodgy outfit. Obviously this company can and do target you whoever you have registered your domain with.
In the past the DRoA would write or email owners of domain names with what looked liked an invoice for the registration renewal. The messages are written in such a way as to look like an invoice when they are actually just an ‘invitation’ to transfer your domain to them.
The ‘give away’ used to be that they were asking the best part of $200 for the service when Freeola will only be asking between £10 and £20 for two years renewal.
What seems to have recently changed (and two of my clients have VERY nearly been caught out with this) is that the renewal ‘invitation’ is now for £18 for one year, so some people may think this is normal and not a scam.
Reading up on this, it seems the way the new ‘scam’ works is when you try to move your domain name back to a ‘real’ provider – this is when they hit you for a few hundred $$$s to release the domain!!!
The second way this mob have changed their ways is to send an email trying to trick you to release the domain to the DRoA, using the script below:
Hello yourwebsitename,
The transfer and renewal of your domain name, domainname.com, is not yet complete because your domain name is currently in a "REGISTRAR-LOCK" status with your current registrar MELBOURNE IT LTD
In order to complete the transfer and renewal, the "REGISTRAR-LOCK" status needs to be removed and an EPP Key/Authorization code needs to be obtained.
Please see below for instructions on achieving this…
When querying the DRoA the reply contained the following:
The original letter you received is a solicitation asking you to consider our firm for the renewal of your domain name. You have the choice of renewing your domain name with any registrar of your choice. The solicitation should clearly state that you are transferring your domain name from one place to another if you decide to renew your domain name with our firm. The advertisement also goes as far as saying that you don't have to renew your domain name with the current registrar or with the Domain Registry of America as the choice is yours.
We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that our company will be offering free web hosting with our domain name service. If you decide to renew with our firm we will give you free web hosting for the lifetime of your domain name with our firm. etc. etc.
So the bottom line is take care when you or your clients renew or respond to a domain expiry letter/email. If you are with Freeola simply login to your MyFreeola account where you can manage and renew your domains knowing you aren’t getting scammed!
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Thanks for this timely reminder, We have recently had such an email from them but we just deleted it.
Happy New Year
Kev
Happy New Year
Kev
Domain Registry of America *Warning*!
Freeola regularly send email reminders about the “Domain Registry of America” (DRoA) to owners of Freeola registered domains warning people of the underhand practices of this company.
I thought I would write to let people know that this company have recently changed the way their ‘scam’ works! If you aren’t already a Freeola/GetDotted customer then you may not be aware of this dodgy outfit. Obviously this company can and do target you whoever you have registered your domain with.
In the past the DRoA would write or email owners of domain names with what looked liked an invoice for the registration renewal. The messages are written in such a way as to look like an invoice when they are actually just an ‘invitation’ to transfer your domain to them.
The ‘give away’ used to be that they were asking the best part of $200 for the service when Freeola will only be asking between £10 and £20 for two years renewal.
What seems to have recently changed (and two of my clients have VERY nearly been caught out with this) is that the renewal ‘invitation’ is now for £18 for one year, so some people may think this is normal and not a scam.
Reading up on this, it seems the way the new ‘scam’ works is when you try to move your domain name back to a ‘real’ provider – this is when they hit you for a few hundred $$$s to release the domain!!!
The second way this mob have changed their ways is to send an email trying to trick you to release the domain to the DRoA, using the script below:
Hello yourwebsitename,
The transfer and renewal of your domain name, domainname.com, is not yet complete because your domain name is currently in a "REGISTRAR-LOCK" status with your current registrar MELBOURNE IT LTD
In order to complete the transfer and renewal, the "REGISTRAR-LOCK" status needs to be removed and an EPP Key/Authorization code needs to be obtained.
Please see below for instructions on achieving this…
When querying the DRoA the reply contained the following:
The original letter you received is a solicitation asking you to consider our firm for the renewal of your domain name. You have the choice of renewing your domain name with any registrar of your choice. The solicitation should clearly state that you are transferring your domain name from one place to another if you decide to renew your domain name with our firm. The advertisement also goes as far as saying that you don't have to renew your domain name with the current registrar or with the Domain Registry of America as the choice is yours.
We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that our company will be offering free web hosting with our domain name service. If you decide to renew with our firm we will give you free web hosting for the lifetime of your domain name with our firm. etc. etc.
So the bottom line is take care when you or your clients renew or respond to a domain expiry letter/email. If you are with Freeola simply login to your MyFreeola account where you can manage and renew your domains knowing you aren’t getting scammed!
Search Freeola Chat
Freeola regularly send email reminders about the “Domain Registry of America” (DRoA) to owners of Freeola registered domains warning people of the underhand practices of this company.
I thought I would write to let people know that this company have recently changed the way their ‘scam’ works! If you aren’t already a Freeola/GetDotted customer then you may not be aware of this dodgy outfit. Obviously this company can and do target you whoever you have registered your domain with.
In the past the DRoA would write or email owners of domain names with what looked liked an invoice for the registration renewal. The messages are written in such a way as to look like an invoice when they are actually just an ‘invitation’ to transfer your domain to them.
The ‘give away’ used to be that they were asking the best part of $200 for the service when Freeola will only be asking between £10 and £20 for two years renewal.
What seems to have recently changed (and two of my clients have VERY nearly been caught out with this) is that the renewal ‘invitation’ is now for £18 for one year, so some people may think this is normal and not a scam.
Reading up on this, it seems the way the new ‘scam’ works is when you try to move your domain name back to a ‘real’ provider – this is when they hit you for a few hundred $$$s to release the domain!!!
The second way this mob have changed their ways is to send an email trying to trick you to release the domain to the DRoA, using the script below:
Hello yourwebsitename,
The transfer and renewal of your domain name, domainname.com, is not yet complete because your domain name is currently in a "REGISTRAR-LOCK" status with your current registrar MELBOURNE IT LTD
In order to complete the transfer and renewal, the "REGISTRAR-LOCK" status needs to be removed and an EPP Key/Authorization code needs to be obtained.
Please see below for instructions on achieving this…
When querying the DRoA the reply contained the following:
The original letter you received is a solicitation asking you to consider our firm for the renewal of your domain name. You have the choice of renewing your domain name with any registrar of your choice. The solicitation should clearly state that you are transferring your domain name from one place to another if you decide to renew your domain name with our firm. The advertisement also goes as far as saying that you don't have to renew your domain name with the current registrar or with the Domain Registry of America as the choice is yours.
We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that our company will be offering free web hosting with our domain name service. If you decide to renew with our firm we will give you free web hosting for the lifetime of your domain name with our firm. etc. etc.
So the bottom line is take care when you or your clients renew or respond to a domain expiry letter/email. If you are with Freeola simply login to your MyFreeola account where you can manage and renew your domains knowing you aren’t getting scammed!
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