BrianKrebsJul 3, 2023

"If you’ve ever owned a domain name, the chances are good that at some point you’ve received a snail mail letter which appears to be a bill for a domain or website-related services. In reality, these misleading missives try to trick people into paying for useless services they never ordered, don’t need, and probably will never receive. Here’s a look at the most recent incarnation of this scam — #DomainNetworks — and some clues about who may be behind it."

This was more fun than I thought I'd have reporting it out.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/07/whos-behind-the-domainnetworks-snail-mail-scam/

Who’s Behind the DomainNetworks Snail Mail Scam? – Krebs on Security

Show threadStéphane BortzmeyerJul 3, 2023
@briankrebs Note that it does not happen for all domain names, only those registered with a registry that distributes user data.
Show threadBrianKrebsJul 3, 2023
@bortzmeyer yeah it's a scam mostly perpetrated against US domain holders, but there are virtual versions of this scam targeting Europeans
Show threadRob Honeycutt

@briankrebs @bortzmeyer

The exact same thing happens all the time if you ever file for a patent. Scammers pull publicly available information for fake payment due notices.

Jul 3, 2023 at 3:32pmWeb
Show threadRob\Viewdata UKJul 3, 2023
@robhon @briankrebs @bortzmeyer
I registered a UK Limited Company some years back. (In the end, it never traded and was deleted.) I could have filled the bin with the amount of post I got offering me various services. They were mostly financial... "free" (for five minutes) business bank accounts, merchant services, credit cards, etc.