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Known scams

A quick guide for how to spot and avoid scam or phishing emails, as well as some examples of recent scams we have received reports of.

A quick guide for how to spot and avoid scam or phishing emails, as well as some examples of recent scams we have received reports of.

This article contains a list of all known scam emails that may be affecting our customers.

Protect your data and:

Watch out for emails that don’t know information about you, e.g. “Dear Customer”.
Emails that do not show your correct hosting.com account information.Links that take you to a website other than hosting.comNotices to make a payment or renewal when these are not due yet. You can always log in to your account to check when your services are due and renew securely once logged inAlways check the sent address from emails you receive. Emails sent by hosting.com will have our domain after the @ symbol (such as [email protected] or [email protected]) Emails from our marketing channels may be sent from a slightly different address but still contain hosting.com.

February 2026

Reported: February 19th 2026Sent From: contact[@]g***ssmo[dot]euSubject: ⚠️ Payment Reminder: Outstanding Invoice Amount for [domain]Please be aware of a scam email claiming that your domain need to be renewed and encourages you to click on links that go to a login page that looks like a hosting.com log in page. Please do not log in using this link. If you wish to check your services, please go to the homepage at hosting.com and then click on the log in link.Find a screenshot of the email below:

January 2026

Reported: January 19th 2025
Sent From: test@cust********st[dot]com
Subject: Re​​​​​mind​er: Your Hosting Serv​ice​s​ A​re E​xpir​ing So​onPlease be aware of a scam email claiming that your services need to be renewed and encourages you to click on links that go to a payment-page. Do not process a payment on this page. Please check the due-date and auto-renew status of your hosting.com services by logging into my.hosting.comFind a screenshot of the email below of the payment page:

October 2025

Reported: 10/11/2025
Sent From: contact[@]weisheim.de
Subject: Your Domain (domain) will be Permanantly Lost in 24hours.Please be aware of a phishing email claiming that your domain will be deleted and encourages you to click on links that go to incorrect websites. Please do not click on this links or reply to the email. Simply delete or move to your Spam folder/block the contact. Find a screenshot of the email below​

September 2025

Reported: 09/24/2025
Sent From: serveneme[@]coalfer.it
Subject: Domain Renewal ReminderPlease be aware of a phishing email claiming that your domain has expired and encourages you to click on links that go to incorrect websites. Please do not click on this links or reply to the email. Simply delete or move to your Spam folder. Find a screenshot of the email below:

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