Hello Friend!
I have had some clients reach out with concerns about communication they've receive. Some clients have received phone calls, but mostly they've received emails where individuals claim certain things that seem very concerning. So, I wanted to take an opportunity quick to send you some tips of things to be cautious of, or keep in mind when you receive communication such as this.
NOTICES OF YOUR DOMAIN NAME EXPIRING While not all of you may have a website or domain name with me, this is still very important to keep in mind because this happens regardless of where your domain name is registered. You may receive an email claiming that your domain name is about to expire and demands for you to pay a certain dollar amount to keep your domain name.
TIP 1 - Please, please, please DO NOT CLICK ON ANYTHING in those emails (they may contain a virus). Please reach out to the person or company you believe your domain name is registered with to confirm whether or not your domain name is expiring.
TIP 2 - Check who the email is actually coming from and what the email is for the reply-to address. Sometimes these will be 2 completely different email addresses. If you don't recognize anything in that email as a legitimate sender, disregard the email.
WEBSITE SEO NOTICES Again, you may not have a website with me, but one of the biggest issues I see is spamming emails claiming your website has poor SEO and how they can help you with better results. I personally receive these types of emails as well. When clients have asked me about these messages, I can tell these people haven't taken any time to look at the website, how it was built or what type of SEO was incorporated into the site. If you receive emails such as this, please be extra cautious, these emails are most likely not genuine. I would encourage you to disregard the emails or reach out to the person who developed or built your site with any concerns.
OTHER SCAMS You may also receive other emails that are scams as well. I received emails recently that appeared to be coming from Square (credit card reader) and Amazon.
Again, please-please-please DO NOT CLICK on anything in those emails, they may contain a virus; and check the actual email address it's coming from and/or the reply-to. If the email listed has nothing to do with the actual domain name of the company, it's a scam. I highlighted these examples on my Facebook post below:
There are many ways people can communicate and try to deceive others, and for multiple different things. My hope is that this will encourage you to be extra cautious in what they say or what they are telling you to do, and that these examples help give you a few things to watch for.
As always, I pray abundant blessings upon you, your business and your families, today and always! |
