Domain name internet lock

Log into your account and click the Registration Lock link to lock your domain name. This will stop other registars from using several fraudulent methods to transfer your domain name over to their system.

Some domain registration companies send out misleading renewal notices via email and mail ( Many people have been tricked into given permission to transfer their domain names to a third party when they thought they were actually renewing their domain name) . Because the billing contact is required to be public information, it is a simple matter for them to find this information.Some of these companies make unauthorized transfers of your domain (slamming or hijacking), and locking protects you against any unauthorized activity.

This fraudulent activity is a problem with all registars. The issue does not lie with our system - our system meets and exceeds the standards for domain security. As with any computer-driven platform, though, there are always ways for fraudulent, unscrupulous agents to find loopholes as mentioned above.

This extra security is not required - our normal safeguards exceed the standards required by ICANN. Unfortunately, the industry standards are not enough to protect against the above aforementioned types of fraud.

You can STOP all this with domain locking.

When locking is enabled for a domain, any requests to transfer the domain to another registrar or hosting company will automatically fail-only the owner for a domain can enable/disable locking.

Domain Locking is charged at $1 per year.