{"id":815,"date":"2011-04-14T09:40:05","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T13:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.domainandtrademark.com\/?p=815"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:10:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:10:11","slug":"important-information-regarding-your-ca-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/important-information-regarding-your-ca-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Information Regarding Your .CA Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Current holders of Canadian domain names (.ca) may have been targeted in a phishing scam. These emails appear to be from the Canadian Registry (CIRA) and state that domains are up for renewal and ask you to click a link and enter credit card information. These emails were <strong>not<\/strong> sent by CIRA, and <strong>CIRA will never ask for credit card information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive one of these emails, delete it immediately. 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