{"id":21400,"date":"2018-08-10T12:09:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T16:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neighborly-eyes.flywheelsites.com\/?p=21400"},"modified":"2019-04-13T12:17:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T16:17:36","slug":"idns-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searchtrafficnow.com\/idns-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"IDNS Scam &#8211; please trash these letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21401\" src=\"https:\/\/searchtrafficnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/idns-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"idns is a scam\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchtrafficnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/idns-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/searchtrafficnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/idns.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>IDNS is a scam.<\/h1>\n<p>Today I received this in the mail.\u00a0 It reminded me that several of our clients contacted me that they got this same letter.\u00a0 Let me very clear.\u00a0 This company is a scam. IDNS (Internet Domain Name Service) is not a legitimate service provider. Through this letter away and never waste your time contacting them or worrying about it.\u00a0 While they may be a real company &#8211; they are nothing but a fraud.\u00a0 They either purchase names and addresses from the domain name hosting companies or do something known as &#8220;scraping&#8221; domain owner contact information from the internet.\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Once they grab your name and mailing information they send out official-looking letters like this warning the domain name owner that their domain is expiring and offer, for a fee to renew the domain which they DO NOT host or manage for you.\u00a0 In addition, they charge an exorbitant fee for this &#8220;fake&#8221; service.\u00a0 Most domains are hosted at legitimate companies like:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Namecheap<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Bluehost<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">HostGator<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">GoDaddy<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Hover<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Name.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many others but your domain name should be hosted with a premier domain name hosting company.\u00a0 We use Godaddy for all of our clients, but there are others, not IDNS.\u00a0 Second, your domain should cost no more than $15 per year to renew.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s more than that you are getting ripped off.\u00a0 Please contact us or your hosting company to make sure that your domain is safe.\u00a0 Here is a way for you to confirm this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"co8aDb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>To Find\u00a0your\u00a0domain host<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"RqBzHd\">\n<ol class=\"X5LH0c\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol class=\"X5LH0c\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol class=\"X5LH0c\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whois.icann.org\/en\/lookup?name=\"><b>whois lookup<\/b><\/a>\u00a0page provided by ICANN, a non-profit organization that compiles\u00a0<b>domain<\/b>\u00a0information or <a href=\"https:\/\/whois.net\/\">whois.net<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Enter your\u00a0<b>domain name<\/b>\u00a0in the\u00a0<b>search<\/b>\u00a0field and click\u00a0<b>Lookup<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">In the results page,\u00a0<b>look for<\/b>\u00a0the Registrar section\u00a0<b>for<\/b>\u00a0the\u00a0<b>name<\/b>\u00a0of your\u00a0<b>domain host<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>website<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Whatever you do, do not contact or send in any info to IDNS.\u00a0 They are a ripoff.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Search Traffic Now provides expert WordPress hosting, site repairs, design, development and all of the elements that impact your website &#8211; like DNS settings, domains, email setup and hosting and more.\u00a0 Call us for a free quote &#8211; <a href=\"tel:+1484%E2%80%8B240%E2%80%8B1800\">484\u200b.\u200b240\u200b.\u200b1800<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Haas<br \/>\nSearchTrafficNow.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDNS is a scam. 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