Domain Renewal Scams: iDNS Canada
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You may or may not have gotten a letter from a company called iDNS Canada (also known as Internet Domain Name Services). iDNS is a company that preys on people who don't fully understand the domain registration service by sending letters in the mail about their expiring domain and requests payment. This scam is very similar to the one that went around last year by the Domain Registry of Canada (DROC).
What this company is actually doing is scamming money from you and trying to transfer your domain away from your current provider, in order to try and scam more money from you later on. Here are some important things to note so you can avoid being scammed when it comes to your domain:
- Real domain registration providers will never send you a letter in the mail.
- Report any letters you receive to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
- Report all letters you receive for all domains to the Canadian Spam Reporting Centre
iDNS is not the first, or last, company to try doing this. If you are ever unsure about something, always ask your web provider first. Remember, if you are a Radar Hill client, and we manage your domain, you will never lose it. So, you can sit back and relax because we'll take care of it.