Beware of Chinese Domain Registration Scams Targeting Indian Businesses
A New Twist on an Old Scam — Stay Alert! Recently, our team received a suspicious email from a so-called Chinese domain registrar , claiming that another company was trying to register domain names similar to our brand. At first glance, the message looked urgent and official. But after deeper investigation, we found that this is a widespread scam targeting businesses across India and the globe . We're sharing our experience here so that you or your business don’t fall victim to this misleading scheme. Here’s What the Scam Email Looked Like The email came from: zhihaining@vip.sina.com kevin@cndomain.org.cn And it said: Please kindly forward this to your CEO, because this is urgent. Dear CEO, We are the domain name registration service company in China. On May 7, 2025, we received an application from Jiahai Ltd requesting to register domain names like codeshoppy.cn , codeshoppy.com.cn , codeshoppy.net.cn , etc. We found this name conflicts with your company ...