I hold a small string of domain names. Now, I’m not a big-time domain name speculator, by any ways or means, but I’ve been around the block. So when the good ol’ USPS delivers something scary and official looking from a domain name registrar that wraps itself in Old Glory, I know to be wary…

There were no less than three separate letters from this domain name registration company in today’s snail mail. Now I won’t call this domain name registrar unscrupulous, but its tactics don’t sit well with me.

I’m being kind.

Here’s the deal: the printed piece might look official to the unwary. There’s a company logo with a faded chunk of the Stars and Stripes, at the top left corner of the letter. And at the top right, there’s a big bold headline reading Domain Name Expiration Notice.

It gets worse (or better, depending on your perspective)…

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