# Tempted to pre-order a new top-level domain name?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/03/06/tempted-preorder-new-toplevel-domain-name/
- Published: 2001-03-06T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**If you’re keen to register some of the new top-level domain names for your charity,
hold back. Don’t believe those companies who offer to take your money in return 
for “guaranteeing” you one of these domain names.**

Read the advice offered by the [US Federal Trade Commission.](http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/domainalrt.htm)
The UK Trading Standards Institute is also reportedly investigating domain name 
pre-registration, but there was no further information on their Web site.

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