I got this email (in my spam folder) that suggests I should register a za.bz domain. It goes as follows:
So I go - let's look at the ZA.BZ registrar - a tad slick for a domain registrar's website. And when I see there are also regional domains available such as dbn.za, jhb.za etc. my warning bells are well and truly ringing.There is a new domain extension for South African Business (.za.bz)
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It turns out that the BZ extension is the regional extension for Belize - which from a regional point of view is pretty far removed from South Africa.
So what have we got here - clever opportunistic scam or the South African business domain registrar of the future?
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