Scam Domain Names - Be Aware !

Do you think that getting a domain name indicates the industry is free of scams? If you think again, because hundreds of individuals are milked every day with their money and assume that they will have a wonderful domain name. Certainly, fake domain names have not garnered as much publicity as 'work-at-home' firms or companies like these, yet they are just as aberrant. The two major methods in which a domain name firm scams its clients either includes selling its domain name at a stupidly large price or not giving it the promised domain name.

The usual cost of a domain name varies from $0 to around $35. If a domain name business is dodgy, though, they might demand a considerably higher premium. This charge may be between $300 and more than $2,000. And, unlike legal site hosting businesses who may charge such a price, dodgy vein domain names providers do not offer any services such as web hosting or marketing support. Their only selling is of the name of the domain.

The second approach to swindle individuals from fake domain names is to not provide the domain name at all. This happens a lot with what are known as 'free' domain names, but also with premium domain names of any price. The typical period for transmitting domain names is 1 to 7 days. If this period is over and a client has not gotten a domain name, they will probably not get one.

What is a person doing if they found that they were scammed? Well, if people fall for the first scam and pay for a domain name for hundreds, they may not be able to do much, if the firm actually gives the domain name. At most they can try to receive a refund, but it's a long time since unscrupulous firms probably won't do that.

On the other hand, a person may initially register a complaint with the Internet Crime Center unless a domain name is given at all (also known as IC3). The group has a cooperation with the FBI and the White Collar National Crime Centre. If they believe that a domain name business has operated in a dishonest way, they might utilize these organizations to help carry out criminal investigations.

The jilted person must then consider making a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. Although the group has not as many legal/governmental relations as the Center for Internet Crime, it nevertheless has a lot of authority. This is because many individuals go to the BBB before deciding to enterprise. By submitting a complaint, a person who was defrauded might safeguard others from the same problems.

Finally, the alternative is for a credit card company or payment processor to report the fraud. If a firm detects fraud, webmasters will at least receive their money back. If payment processors such as Paypal believe that fraud happened, the domain name company's account will be freezed. 

When this happens they cannot do further until the disagreement has been clarified.