Watch Out, Scammers About - Asian Domain Name Emails

Key Point

• A proper domain name strategy will make sure you have the domain names you need online, and stop you being tempted by registration scams.

auDA, the Australian domain name administrator, has warned that .au domain name holders are being targeted with unsolicited emails from companies that appear to be based in China and Hong Kong. The emails generally state that the Asian company operates a domain registration service and has received an application for the recipient's domain name in an Asian domain (such as .cn or .hk), with the suggestion that the Australian domain name holder should register their name in that Asian domain, to make sure that it is protected.

A couple of examples (taken from the auDA announcement) are reproduced below.