Domain owners are informed by a dubious company that there is interest in domains with the same name and that these have to be registered immediately.
The owner of a specific domain is contacted by a supposed domain registrar, who claims to have received a request to register the same name under a different extension, such as '.com' or '.cn'. The scammers then offer to register the domain themselves, but at highly inflated prices. It is unclear whether the domain would actually be registered after payment. Do not respond to these types of messages; delete them.
Specific measures
Preventive measures
How the NCSC can help
Further Information
- Ignore these types of messages and do not be intimidated.
- If you provided credit card details, contact your credit card company immediately to have the card blocked.
- Be sceptical of emails or text messages that threaten you with consequences (e.g. loss of money, criminal charges, account/card blocking).
- Do not click on links or open attachments in suspicious emails. If in doubt, contact the sender using the contact details from their official website to check whether the email is genuine.
Your report via the online form helps the NCSC identify trends. This makes it possible for the NCSC to raise public awareness in a targeted way.
Last modification 09.10.2025
