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I own a business that provides managed web services to other small businesses. Our clients get these kinds of letters all the time, and we’ve had several insta

I own a business that provides managed web services to other small businesses. Our clients get these kinds of letters all the time, and we’ve had several instances of being asked after-the-fact whether they’re legitimate. Often this happens when these kinds of letters go to accounting and are paid automatically to prevent whatever deleterious effects are described by the letter. The letters my clients have gotten sometimes make it sound to the uninformed like they’re ambiguously tied to domain availability or registration. We have to educate and restate our guidance on this several times a year. I should start sending out proactive reminders that it’s a waste of money. Edit for typos.

reaperducer 3y ago
Within two weeks of registering a new company, I had people calling me saying they were from "the copier company" asking me to confirm the copier model number so they could send my "regular shipment." Eventually instead of just hanging up, I started saying "who even uses a copier anymore?" which evolved into "who we dont have a copier, we're paperless." None of that helped. What stopped them was wasting their time asking where to find the copper model number, acting like I had to go into another room to see it, coming back with fictitious brands ("I think it's a Magnet Box model 639173638483827483" "Flowerstrenginsen. Is that a copier?" "All I see is a knob for lighter, darker, and bagel"). That got me off the lists.