I just wanted to alert you all to a scam that is currently making the rounds.

The scam works this way: unethical companies monitor the publicly accessible WHOIS database and obtain your contact information as well as your domain expiration dates. Using this information, they mail you an official looking document, months in advance of your renewal date, encouraging you to renew the name now to protect yourself from losing your domain name. When you renew the name by paying the invoice, the domain is not only renewed, but your domain is transfered to the unscrupulous Registrar. (I have personally received three of these solititations in the past three weeks for various domains I own or manage; and I can assure you the look very legitimate!)

There are a number of ways to combat this practice:

• Enable WHOIS Privacy.
  This is the absolute best protection, stopping the scam dead in its tracks as there is no way for the scammer to contact you directly. (Contact us if you need help doing this.)
• Lock your domain. A locked domain can't be transferred, again, preventing the scam from working. (Again, contact us if you need help with this.)
• Remember, we (Inland Pacific Consulting or VisitUsAt.com) are you domain registrar reseller and will be the only one notifying you regarding anything with your domain names.

When in doubt, give us a call before acting on any suspiscious looking mail or email you receive about your domain names.
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