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Domain Registration Scam

Domain Registration Scam

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If you receive a postal letter from Domain Registry please be warned that this is a scam that has been around for years, yet people keep falling for it. The letter looks official. It contains your domain name, your domain's expiration date, and it tells you in urgent language that it's time to renew it. And if you don't renew it...
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Latest email scam going around. Do not fall for this!

Latest email scam going around. Do not fall for this!

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There's a new scam going around that is striking fear in everyone who receives the email. The subject line or body may include a password that you have probably used in the past. The sender says they have used that password to hack into your computer, install malware, and record video of you through your webcam. The "From" email address is...
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Never post your email address on your web site!

Never post your email address on your web site!

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Got spam? A word to the wise - never, ever place an email address on any of your web pages! Unless, of course, you like receiving tons of spam. Poor Fred's problem is obvious. He placed his email address right on his website for all the world to see. This is a very bad idea! Spammers' favorite method to populate their mailing lists is by scraping...
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