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Originally Posted by pursuit  I am not sure about .com domains but for .co.uk domains, I dont think it's possible to'grab' or whatever a domain even when it expires: Nominet wont allow anyone other than the original registrar to register it until after it expires for a long long time say 2 months (from my memory of last time I talked to them). |
.co.uk require a form to be filled in by both the existing and new owners to change the owner name - a company I work for 'helpfully' registered a domain for me in their own name (silly idea, but was convenient to do at the time) and although I have now transferred it to my own registrar and changed address etc, I cannot change owner name. It's not a crucial domain though, so I've decided to let it expire and re-register it myself later.
But back to the original point of the thread - whether or not you are suspicious of the email, it's good advice with anything of this type to not click the link, just log in at where you know the domain or account is registered and make any necessary changes there.
@EasyGoing - the Internet is unsafe if you let it be. Don't trust everything - same way as you wouldn't trust a stranger in the street who randomly stopped you to 'sign here to change your bank details'