Chinese .cn scam - don't get caught!
by Nan Berrett - Word Solutions Don't get caught out with an old scam, which seems to have surfaced again. An email turns up in your inbox announcing itself to be from a 'Network Service Company which is a domain registration centre in China. It says they have received an application from a business wanting to register your business name as their internet 'keyword' in various configurations. They say they are in China but have checked and have found the domain name belongs to you and conflicts with your business. Then they ask you to contact them and confirm whether this is your company/business name and want to check whether you are, or have, a distributor or business partner in China. Research has shown that this scam results in you being offered a deal to secure your domain name in China, or elsewhere, and when you pay you may find you end up with a very large bill, or a recurring payment you were not expecting. This domain registration scam was first reported in 201...