Ok. . . this is getting ridiculous. . . . (although I have to give them credit for being clever). . .

Today I got a snail mail from Internet Listing Service Corp looking suspiciously like a bill for an domain name I bought a few month back through Yahoo!. (even got that billing “blue” background with visa and mastercard logos)

Its asking me to give them my credit card to pay for

1. 1 Year - $35.00
2. 2 Year s- $60.00
3. 5 Years - $140.00

“Annual Website Search Engine Listing”

Now, I know these guys are trying to walk a fine line as to not get dragged into court. If I read the “bill” carefully, I can find out that I’m actually paying for a search engine registration service not domain registration service. (damn expensive xxx registration service at that). And there is a warning that “This is not a bill. This is a solicitation.”

So with that, they are hoping to get away with the scam, hoping that spouses, parents, or just some unsuspecting person will give them their credit card and pay off the “bill.” Once they charge my credit card, I’m not sure what other unscrupulous thing they plan to do with it. . .

Its the wild wild west out there . . .