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I got an annoying piece of spam in the mail today from the “Domain Registry of America.” Why is this a problem?

1. They are contacting me where I did not give them any information and I did not ask them to be contacted. I have not looked it up, but I would be surprised if there were not anti-spam and anti-privacy laws against this.
2. They begin by saying “as a courtesy.” There is nothing courteous about receiving spam that asks you to pay more than you should have to to renew a domain.
3. They ask you to pay more than you should have to to renew a domain. A domain should never cost more than about $10 a year. In fact, if you get one for more than a year, it should be even less. In fact, many hosts even offer free domains if you pay for them to host your site. $30 is nothing short of a rip off.
4. There is nothing legitimate about this company. They are not the ICANN.

Do not get ripped off by this scam.