Hi all. Posting this for my fellow writers who regard their blogs as PRECIOUS. I half-fell for a phishing scam right now.
I got an email from “WordPress” (wasn’t WordPress, but looked extremely legitimate) saying my domain needed to be renewed. Didn’t think anything of it, as I coincidentally happened to just order a new debit card, so it seemed plausible that my payment failed.
I went to the website, entered my login details, and was about to enter my card details when I realized that I wasn’t on the WordPress website, but was instead on a site called maxbarkod.com.
I logged into WordPress.com and saw that I wasn’t due for a renewal until August of 2026. I went back to maxbarkod.com and attempted to log in with an incorrect password and it still let me in.
Fortunately, I didn’t enter my card details, but I did enter my password. I immediately changed my password and enabled 2FA.
This almost got me. I could have been at risk of losing all of my poetry.
The email sender was domains.notice@clipeo.be — please be on the lookout, protect your website, and verify all such emails (and report if you receive an email from them or any other phishers!).
THE CLOSET MYSTIC 
One response to “Alert fellow writers: major phishing scam”
I’m glad you and your work are ok! Thank you so much for sharing this. I think I may have seen this email too but new I just paid a few months ago and don’t need to renew for about a year and so ignored it. Quick thinking on your part. Great work!
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