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28th November, 2006

.ie Internet Register scam

Written by Simon - Comments (0)

Quoting from the ever informative N3Lite newsletter, we find it our unpleasant duty to bring this warning to current registrants of .ie domain names:

We have been informed by our friends at the .ie Domain Registry (IEDR) of a slightly unusual scam which registrants of .ie need to be aware of. A German-based company calling itself the “Internet Register Ireland” is contacting registrants by post and fax, encouraging them to register their domain on their database for a fee of €958.

This company is not authorised to act on behalf of the IEDR and those who have been approached by Internet Register Ireland are advised to ignore them.

(You can find IEDR‘s statement regarding this scam here.)

These kinds of scams are, sadly, all too common. If you are in any doubt about the legitimacy of any correspondance you receive, please check with your ISP.