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This content is based on victim and potential victim accounts. Government agencies and legitimate business names and phone numbers are often used by scam artists to take advantage of people.

Description

Supposed business sent a letter in the mail which told us that our business has to renew our domain name to retain the rights to it. They listed our company website name and said that we had to pay $265.00 to be covered for the next 5 years, but did not provide an email address or phone number to reach out to the company. The letter will be attached below.

Targeted Person's Location

NY, USA - 13365

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Buffalo, NY - 14216

Mail logo

Unknown Email

Mobile logo

Unknown Phone Number

Web logo

www.fns.org

Scam Type

Government Agency Imposter

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Business name

Domain Name Services

Date Reported

December 1, 2025

Scam ID

1118132


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