What is this “Verification Required” Spammy Junk sent by WP??

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    judielynne · Member ·

    Please note: I have recently purchased a domain via WP. I received the following email shortly thereafter:

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    Please note that failure to complete the process outlined below will lead to the suspension of your domain name. **

    Dear Customer,

    Please read this important e-mail carefully.

    Recently you registered, transferred, or modified the contact information for one or more of your domain name(s). ICANN requires all accredited registrars to validate your new contact information. You can read about ICANN’s new policy at: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/approved-with-specs-27jun13-en.htm#whois-accuracy.

    Domain Name Days Until Suspension 14

    You will have also received this notice if we could not successfully deliver a WHOIS Data Reminder Policy (WDRP) email or a renewal reminder notice.
    In order to ensure your domain name(s) remain active, you must now click the following link and follow the instructions provided:

    (redacted)

    Failure to follow the above link and complete this process will eventually lead to the suspension of your domain name(s).

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    This is the most spammiest junk I’ve ever read. I’ve even emailed to verify this and NO RESPONSE of late. I’ve ALREADY verified my identity thru my credit card info, and I already have another blog with WP. This is unacceptable. If you are that insistent on suspending my account simply because I am not comfortable with this highly peculiar verification process, let ME know WITHIN 14 DAYS and I will call my credit card company and pull the charge AND my domains/blogs from WP. NO PROBLEM.

    I eagerly await your response.

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    staartmees · Member ·

    Please read https://en.support.wordpress.com/what-is-sawbuck/

  • supernovia · Staff ·

    @judielynne, the email is correct. You do need to click the link to verify your email address or your domain will get suspended. And while we’d certainly consider changing that policy if we could, it’s bigger than us. This is one of the ICANN rules (and they’re the ones that govern domain names and what not.)

    Your email is not verified through your credit card info, so that’s why they email a verification link.

    I can see you’ve cancelled the domain since then, but note when you register it again, wherever you register it, you will be required to verify the email address. Good luck!

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