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A domain name scam is a type of intellectual property scam or confidence scam in which unscrupulous domain name registrars attempt to generate revenue by tricking businesses into buying, selling, listing or converting a domain name. The Office of Fair Trading in the United Kingdom has outlined two types of domain name scams which are "Domain name registration scams" and "Domain name renewal scams".[1][2]
- ^ "Domain name scams". Types of business scams. Office of Fair Trading. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Richardson, Tim (12 July 2002). "Three domain name scams". The Register. Retrieved 27 July 2011.