Attorneys Beware – Top 4 Internet Scams Busy Lawyers Need To Know
Attorneys are busy professionals with a lot on their minds; primarily clients and their cases and they don’t have time to get caught up in Internet scams targeting their vulnerabilities; mainly their need to be visible on the Internet and their lack of time to properly research Internet and marketing services. Below are four of the top Internet scams all attorneys need to watch out for and avoid. Domain Renewal Scams Before you launch a website on the Internet, you select and register a domain name. An example would be (mylawfirm.com). There are hundreds of domain registration companies, but some of the most notable are GoDaddy, Network Solutions and Register.com where you purchase a domain for usually under $20, and you typically renew the domain with the same company until you no longer want it. Domain renewal scams are very common and have been propagated throughout the Internet for many years. The initial contact from the scam company may come in the form of a paper document or an email noting your domain’s upcoming renewal date – which is often public record. It looks very official, and they use language such as “This is the final billing notice. Failure to renew your domain will remove your website from the Internet.” These notices use forceful terms such as “due now,” “act immediately” or “ final notice” making busy attorneys feel like they have forgotten to renew their domain and are at risk of losing it. When in fact, they don’t even
