MenuDNS Services Invoice Scam Alert
Over the last few weeks, several clients have asked us about an invoice they received from DNS Services. The DNS Services invoice is to Managed DNS Backup Business Services for $65.00 per year. The invoice list valid Name Servers and Mail Server for the registrant’s domain names along with the registrant’s name and address. By all appearances, they look like justifiable charges. However, if you read the fine print, you will see that it is a solicitation letter.
The disclaimer states:
"This is a solicitation for the order of goods or services, or both, and not a bill, invoice, or statement of account due. You are under no obligation to make any payments on account of this offer unless you accept this offer."
We are recommending that our clients just toss it. This is not a service they need, and in most cases, neither does anyone else.
If you receive an invoice and do not know what it is for, please do the following:
- See if the invoice is from a company you normally do business with.
- When in doubt, do not pay the invoice until further investigation.
- Ask a trusted company like Virtualtech or your web design or hosting company to review the invoice.
- Search Google for the company on the invoice and see if there are any fraud alerts.
- Check the website, Webutation.net, to inquire if there are any negative reports.
I hope this helps to save your company money and confusion. Feel free to contact us anytime with questions about suspicious invoice you receive.
January 1, 2013
