It has been brought to Genesis System.com attention that several scamming companies are mailing invoices requesting the renewal of domains. They obtain hosting contact information through the publicly accessible WHOIS database, and are sending renewal notices through regular mail in an envelope and on stationary intentionally designed to appear to be an official government notice or invoice. Several of these scam companies have taken the approach to send domain renewal notices by postal mail to domain registrants 90 days prior to the renewal date. However, some people think this is a legitimate renewal notice and pay it. These solicitations are often called "Domain Expiration Notices." They are sent by postal mail hoping accounts payable may provide payment without questioning the fake invoice. The domain is then "hijacked" by this new registrar. By paying them, you are providing authorization to move your domain name to a different registration company. The problem is that to complete the process of moving the domain, confirmation is required from the administrative contact. Since the administrator contact would not authorize the transfer (GenesisSystem.com), you would then have the authority to allow this transfer. You could also be faced with losing your domain if the transfer was not confirmed and the domain was not renewed at the current registrar, regardless of having paid the new firm. If you review the offer you will see that it is a solicitation, not an invoice. The manner in which it is presented, however, is intended to cause alarm—"you could lose your domain and your website"—