I got a letter in the mail from the Domain Renewal Group.  I had never heard of them before but I recognized the envelope as well as the stench of sleazy commerce.  Last year their name was Liberty Domains I think.  Before that it was something else.  I've been getting these domain renewal notices from these turds for years and dealing with phone calls from customers asking if they should renew with it.

They started out sending what looked a lot like a renewal invoice for domains I owned.  It said that if I didn't pay I was in jeopardy of losing my domain name!  It was good for a laugh.  When I started looking them up on the internet I found that they had been pulling this fake invoice scam for some time.  So much so that the law had caught up with them and slapped their hand for deceptive business practices.  Deceptive?!  It doesn't take a genius to see that their prices just suck.

Example:  They quote a 1 year .org domain registration for $30.00 when the more reputable domain registrars are quoting around $14.00 and less.  Their "Best Value" is the 5 year registration for $95.00.  I sell it for about $65.00.  So you can see their just looking for suckers to pay their over-inflated prices.  But don't just take just my word for it, check out these links:

• Anyone know anything about "Domain Renewal Group'??

• Domain Renewal Group | Domainer Income News

• Screw You, Domain Renewal Group

• Domain Renewal Group... BLEH - Web Hosting Talk

• Domain Renewal Group Sends Deceptive Renewal Notices | UsefulArts.us

• Watch Out For Domain Renewal Scams | Express Marketing Memo

• Beware of Domain Renewal Group!

• Domain Renewal Group | They Suck

This was all from the first page of a Google search for "Domain Renewal Group".  They don't have a lot of fans as you can see.  Your best defense against these sleaze balls of the domain business is to simply shred their mail with extreme prejudice.  Simple as that.