Keep your domain safe: renewals, locks and scams

Most lost domains are lost in one of two ways: a missed renewal, or a scam. Both are easy to prevent.

Never miss a renewal

Turn on auto-renew and keep a valid card on file.
Keep the email address on your registrar account current, because renewal reminders go there.
For important names, renew several years ahead.

Use a strong, unique password and two-step login for your registrar account and the email account behind it.
Keep the transfer lock on unless you are moving the domain.
Never share your registrar password. A transfer only needs an authorisation code, through the proper process.

Fake "renewal invoices" from companies you have never used.
"Buyers" who need you to pay for an appraisal first.
Payment details sent by chat or from a new email address. On Last Founder, payment details only appear on your private deal page.

Five minutes on these habits today protects an asset that took you years to build.

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