Domain Name Scams

Domain name scams are types of Intellectual property scams or confidence scams in which unscrupulous domain name registrars attempt to generate revenue by tricking businesses into buying, listing or converting a domain name. The Office of Fair Trading has outlined two types of domain name scams which are "Domain name registration scams" and "Domain name renewal scams". While others have identified them differently as a "domain registration scam", a "domain renewal scam" and a web directory scam.