Got this yesterday:
“(If you are NOT CEO, please kindly forward this to your CEO, because this is urgent. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please ignore it. Thanks)”
“Dear CEO, This email is from China domain name registration center in Shanghai, China. On December 20, 2022, we received an application from Hongjia Ltd requested “(one of my domains*)” as their internet keyword and China (CN) domain names (mydomain.cn, mydomain.com.cn, my domain.net.cn, mydomain*.org.cn). But after checking it, we find this name conflict with your company name or trademark. In order to deal with this matter better, it’s necessary to send email to you and confirm whether this company is your business partner in China? Best Regards <b class=”moz-txt-star”><span class=”moz-txt-tag”>*</span>Adrian Liu<span class=”moz-txt-tag”>*</span></b>|Service & Operations Manager *ChinaRegistry (Head Office)* Tel: +86-2161918696 Fax: +86-2161918697 Mob: +86-13816428671 6012, Xingdi Building, No. 1698 Yishan Road, Shanghai 201103, China
(*I am using “mydomain” to conceal the domain I run. Just put your own there!)
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This was even better than the Nigerian Prince! Forwarded it to my Web host, who said,
“Hello,
This is a very common domain scam attempting to scare people into
registering multiple extensions. Please let us know if you have any additional questions or concerns. Thank you!”
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So if you get one of these, report it, and trash it!
(…and no, I am not CEO, and neither are YOU!)
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