Watch out for this DreamHost Scam. It’s not from DreamHost. It’s a trick.
I received this scam via email today, January 9th. The email from name says DreamHost, but the from address is contact@dwstaff.com. The “[Renew Now]” button goes to wfsindicos.com.br, not DreamHost. This is a Phishing Scam designed to steal your credit card and personal information.
The DNS records for wfsindicos.com.br where changed on Jan 9, 2023, to point to locaweb.com.br. That’s likely how the site looks legit, probably a copy of a legit site, but isn’t.
Here is the body of the email, redacted with ######. Don’t fall for it. Cancel your credit card if you do.
ΑutоРау сrеdit саrd hаѕ ехрirеd!
Our billing system has detected that this service has ехрirеd, not renewed despite the reminders we have sent.
Тhе ΑutоРау сrеdit саrd оn filе fоr thiѕ ассоunt hаѕ ехрirеd.
Domain Name: #####.org
Expiration Date: 2023-01-01
Dесlinеd. Ϲоntасt уоur finаnсiаl inѕtitutiоn.
То аvоid ѕеrviсе intеrruрtiоn, рlеаѕе uрdаtе thе сrеdit саrd dеtаilѕ in thе DrеаmНоѕt раnеl immеdiаtеlу:
Renew Now |
Рlеаѕе nоtе: Whеn uрdаtinɡ а саrd thаt wаѕ рrеviоuѕlу uѕеd tо рау fоr а dоmаin ѕеt tо Αutо Rеnеw thе dоmаin iѕ thеn ѕеt tо Αѕk Тhе dоmаin(ѕ) muѕt bе mаnuаllу ѕеt bасk tо Αutо Rеnеw in thе ѕесtiоn оf thе DrеаmНоѕt раnеl.
If уоu rесеivе аn еrrоr duе tо аn ехрirеd саrd, juѕt аdd уоur nеw саrd tо thе раnеl аѕ thе nеw ΑutоРау саrd оn filе uѕinɡ thе аbоvе inѕtruсtiоnѕ.
Αѕ lоnɡ аѕ уоur сrеdit саrd dаtа ѕаvеd tо уоur ΑutоРау iѕ ассurаtе, thе billinɡ ѕуѕtеm will аttеmрt tо сhаrɡе уоur саrd аɡаin within а wееk until уоur duе bаlаnсе iѕ rеѕоlvеd.
Sincerely,
The Happy DreamHost Billing Team
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Here is a redacted screen capture of my email:

Domain name registration for wfsindicos.com.br was update January 9th to point to localweb.com.br:

Thank’s
Thank you! I received it as well
Same here! Received twice and it was suspicious. Thank you for posting this.
happened to me also – I had to cancel my bank card once I realised the links on the email were not opening . Id stupidly put my card details in there !! Im in London .
Thanks for posting about this . We are a small scale community bike project in NW London .
Thank you for the info! I got this same email today. I’m glad I did some research before clicking.
Thank you! I received this as well.