Scammers registering date-based domain names

Yesterday, January 2nd, my wife received a billing alert from her phone provider. Luckily, she's not with EE – because it's a pretty convincing text. That domain name is specifically designed to include the day's date. If you're stood up on a crowded train, with your phone screen cracked, would you notice that a . is where a / should be? A quick look at the URl shows a trusted domain at the start – followed by today's date. It starts with https:// – that means it's secure, right? Is .info…