[ga] .US Scam warning

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

FYI.

> From: alert@godaddy.com [mailto:alert@godaddy.com]
> Subject: Scam Warning! Please read.
>
>
> Dear Valued Go Daddy customer,
>
> Tuesday morning, alert Go Daddy customers notified me that another
> scammer is after your personal information. Our legal team is already
> working with the FBI to take any and all appropriate action.
>
> In the meantime, I want to make sure you're informed and protected. Here
> are the details of the scam:
>
> Someone is sending emails to our recent .US domain registrants. The emails
> are disguised as coming from " sales@godaddy.com ".  This is a
> legitimate Go
> Daddy email address, but these emails are not coming from us.
>
> The scammer's email instructs recipients to divulge - via fax - their Go
> Daddy account login, user name and password; their Social Security
> Number; and proof of address. The pretence provided is that this
> information is needed to verify eligibility for the .US domain. Again, the
> scammers are requesting this information be sent to a fax number in
> Nevada.
>
> I want you to know two things: First, Go Daddy would never ask for this
> information, in any form, period. We'd never ask for your Social Security
> number. And we never ask you to fax or mail us your personal information.
>
> Second, the scammers did not get your email contact information from Go
> Daddy. Scam artists constantly probe the "Whois" database, the central
> repository of ownership information for all domain name owners. (You can
> think of the Whois database as being the Internet equivalent of your local
> County Recorder's office. Real estate ownership information is required by
> law to be public; it's the same with domain name ownership
>
> I won't speculate as to the intent of these scammers, but it can't be
> good. So please: If you receive one of the emails I've described above (or
> any other communication that makes you suspicious in the future) please do
> not respond to them! Instead, forward them to the special address I've set
> up: alert@godaddy.com
>
> Your best protection against scammers is awareness. So please stay on
> guard, and if you receive any communication that strikes you as
> suspicious, forward it to alert@godaddy.com
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Bob Parsons
> President,
> Go Daddy Software, Inc.
> http://www.godaddy.com/

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