The U.S. government will start requiring notarized signatures as part of the registration process for the.gov domains starting March 10, 2020, to prevent wire and mail fraud that might lead to such domains being registered by unauthorized organizations or individuals. Until the new rules are enacted, almost anyone can register a.gov domain using fake information on the authorization letter required by the GSA albeit illegally and with the risk of being indicted for wire or mail fraud if caught. The GSA said that it “has already implemented additional fraud prevention controls
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