{"id":1354,"date":"2025-11-25T17:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2025-11-25T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:08:37","slug":"stay-alert-beware-of-phishing-emails-targeting-domain-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/stay-alert-beware-of-phishing-emails-targeting-domain-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Alert: Beware of Phishing Emails Targeting Domain Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We want to make you aware of a wave of SPAM and phishing emails currently circulating among domain name registrars, including Hosting UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> These emails are <strong>not<\/strong> from Hosting UK. They are designed to trick you into providing your bank or card details. If you fall for them, not only will your domain name remain unrenewed, but you could also find your account emptied \u2013 leaving you without that well-earned Friday drink!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What should you do?<\/strong><br>If you\u2019re ever unsure whether an email is genuine, <strong>do not click any links or provide personal details<\/strong>. Instead, contact our support team directly for confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay vigilant and protect your information.<br><br>Take a careful look below at an example of a SPAM email pretending to be from HostingUK \u2013 don\u2019t let it catch you out!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phishing-email-example.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"676\" data-attachment-id=\"1355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/stay-alert-beware-of-phishing-emails-targeting-domain-owners\/phishing-email-example-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phishing-email-example.png\" data-orig-size=\"416,676\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"phishing-email-example\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phishing-email-example-185x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phishing-email-example.png\" src=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phishing-email-example.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phishing-email-example.png 416w, https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phishing-email-example-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to make you aware of a wave of SPAM and phishing emails currently circulating among domain name registrars, including Hosting UK. Important: These emails are not from Hosting UK. They are designed to trick you into providing your bank or card details. If you fall for them, not only will your domain name&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/stay-alert-beware-of-phishing-emails-targeting-domain-owners\/\">Keep Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stay Alert: Beware of Phishing Emails Targeting Domain Owners - Hosting UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stay Alert: Beware of Phishing Emails Targeting Domain Owners - Hosting UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We want to make you aware of a wave of SPAM and phishing emails currently circulating among domain name registrars, including Hosting UK. 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