How to Prevent Domain Phishing

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

By John K.

Have you received a suspicious email about your domain name registration from a person and company you’ve never heard of before? Chances are this a phishing attempt.

We frequently receive questions about domain name registration. Recently, we’ve gotten a number of questions about an email that looks very similar to the one below and comes from a sender named Joe Miller. This is what’s known as a phishing email and you can protect yourself from these by enabling the Google reCAPTCHA tool that is included with your PhotoBiz account. There’s a few easy steps to set up the tool and stop messages like this from being sent through your website forms.

Pro Tip: You can easily check and see where your domain name is registered by looking at a public whois report. The report lists what company your domain is registered with and when it is up for renewal. Your domain name may be registered through your PhotoBiz account or another provider.

Sample domain phishing emails

Example Message 1:

IMPORTANCE NOTICE

Notice#: 491343
Date: 2020-12-07

Expiration message of your domain

EXPIRATION NOTIFICATION

CLICK HERE FOR SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT:

This purchase expiration notification advises you about the submission expiration of domain for your e-book submission.
The information in this purchase expiration notification may contains CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR LEGALLY PRIVILEGED INFORMATION from the processing department from the processing department to purchase our e-book submission. NON-COMPLETION of your submission by the given expiration date may result in CANCELLATION of the purchase.

CLICK HERE FOR SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT:

ACT IMMEDIATELY. The submission notification for your e-book will EXPIRE WITHIN 2 DAYS after reception of this email

This notification is intended only for the use of the individual(s) having received this message.

PLEASE CLICK ON SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT TO COMPLETE YOUR PAYMENT

SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT

Non-completion of your submission by given expiration date may result in cancellation.

All online services will be restored automatically upon confirmation of payment. Delivery will be completed within 24 hours.

CLICK UNDERNEATH FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT:

SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT:

EXAMPLE MESSAGE 2:

Notice#: 491343 Date: 12 Jan 2021 YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS MESSAGE IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY! YOUR DOMAIN slideshowbiz.com WILL BE TERMINATED WITHIN 24 HOURS We have not received your payment for the renewal of your domain slideshowbiz.com We have made several attempts to reach you by phone, to inform you regarding the TERMINATION of your domain slideshowbiz.com CLICK HERE FOR SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT: https://registerdomains.ga IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHIN 24 HOURS, YOUR DOMAIN slideshowbiz.com WILL BE TERMINATED CLICK HERE FOR SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT: registerdomains ga ACT IMMEDIATELY. The submission notification slideshowbiz.com will EXPIRE WITHIN 24 HOURS after reception of this email.

So how do I add reCAPTCHA?

It is very easy to enable Google reCAPTCHA in a few short steps. It stops spam bots from submitting your forms and leaving comments on your blog posts. The great thing is, it’s totally free. Watch the following video to learn how easy it is to add it Google reCAPTCHA to your site:

What else can I do?

SSL encryption is included with your PhotoBiz website. It is important to activate it in your settings. In case you missed the announcement on that previously, you have the ability to block email addresses, domains, and IP addresses from contacting you through your forms.

Did you know?

You also have options to transfer your domain name registration to PhotoBiz. This is a great way to have everything related to your website all in one place, instead of using a third party for your domain registration.

If you have any questions about configuring your Google reCAPTCHA, or notifications you get through your PhotoBiz CRM, don’t hesitate to give our team a call at 866.463.7620, Monday through Friday, 9 AM – 8 PM ET.

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