You have your own website and one day you receive an invoice in the mail, requiring you to renew your domain. It states your domain will “expire soon”. The document is official and has payment options, along with a self-addressed envelope – but is from a different register company!

They found your info on sites that offer domains registration details, such as Whois. By “paying” their invoice, which comes with a small form to fill out, you are actually agreeing to transfer your domain to the their registrar.

How to avoid: always renew your domain through your real registrar’s website. The scammers will also try to pull this scam through a phone call.