A '''domain name scam''' is a type of [[Scams in intellectual property|intellectual property scanscam]] or [[confidence scam]] in which unscrupulous [[domain name registrar]]s attempt to generate revenue by tricking businesses into buying, selling, listing or converting a domain name. The [[Office of Fair Trading]] in the United Kingdom has outlined two types of domain name scams which are "Domain name registration scams" and "Domain name renewal scams".<ref name=oft>{{cite web|title=Domain name scams|url=http://www.oft.gov.uk/business-advice/protect-your-business-from-scams/types/domain|work=Types of business scams|publisher=[[Office of Fair Trading]]|access-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010102229/http://www.oft.gov.uk/business-advice/protect-your-business-from-scams/types/domain|archive-date=10 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Richardson|first=Tim|title=Three domain name scams|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/07/12/three_domain_name_scams/|access-date=27 July 2011|newspaper=[[The Register]]|date=12 July 2002<!-- 15:31 GMT-->}}</ref>
