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Unsolicited
renewal offers from third parties
We would like to advise you of a business
practice that is becoming common in the
domain marketplace and which may result
in you inadvertently transferring your domain
business away from SavHost.
With increasing frequency,
outside companies are making unsolicited
offers directed towards our customers. It
has been brought to our attention that these
letters have been causing a great deal of
confusion among our customers.
It is of the utmost importance
that you ignore ALL communications regarding
your domain name registrations except those
sent directly from SavHost.
The
Trick
A company will send a letter to you, either
by email, or via the postal service, thanking
you for registering or renewing your domain
name. The letter will also invite you, in
language that suggests a prior business
relationship, to make some change to your
domain, or to simply renew it, which will
result in the name being transferred away
from SavHost and to the new company.
Protecting
Your Domain Name Registration
We recommend taking the following steps
to ensure that you aren't inadvertently
deceived by these solicitations:
1) Ignore ANY communication
regarding your domain name registration
that is not from SavHost
2) Report any incidents to us directly at
dnsadmin@SavHost.com.
3) Send us a sample of any solicitation
letters as evidence. You can fax us at 1-800-979-9587
attention DNS Admin.
Additionally,
the following resources can be used to help
combat these practices in general:
In
the United States:
Report your incident at the United States
Postal Inspection Service On-line Complaints
web site.
You can also complete the PDF Form
and send the completed report to your Postmaster
or mail to:
INSPECTION SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP
222 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA STE 1250
CHICAGO IL 60606-6100
In
Canada:
oBusinesses and consumers who believe they
have been misled should contact the Competition
Bureau toll free at 1-800-348-5358 or visit
their web site located at: www.competition.ic.gc.ca
Report your incident using
the Competition Bureau On-line Complaints
form here: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ct02442e.html
Review the latest information
at the The RCMP website which can be found
at: http://www.rcmp.ca/scams/bfraud_e.htm
If you have already made a
payment, we suggest contacting your bank
or credit card company regarding your options
of having payment stopped or reversed.
Major Credit Card Company
Contact Numbers: Visa Global Customer Assistance:
1-800-847-2911 Mastercard USA: 1-800-MC-ASSIST
(1-800-622-7747) Mastercard Canada: 1-800-307-7309
American Express: 1-800-528-4800
We regret that this notice
is necessary, but feel it is important to
notify our clients of this issue. If you
have any questions regarding this or any
other issue, please do not hesitate to contact
us.
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