With WordPress 5.0 being released in a few weeks and the enormous amount of talk about all the new features like the Gutenberg update, it is highly likely that unknown individuals and companies are using the release as a way to take advantage of unknowing WordPress users.
These companies and individuals are sending out unsolicited emails to WordPress users informing them that the user's website will be updated to WordPress 5.0 and if they don't hire the individual or organization in question, the user's website will "go-down or behave abruptly". They can ask anywhere from $99 to $190 to provide this migration.
Regardless of whether they'll provide the update or not, we wanted to share this to keep you from losing money. Don't let these unknown individuals or organizations take advantage of you.
These emails will usually state that the unknown individual or company will: "Defer the migration, as required", "identify plugins that might be affected", and "backup your site & database prior to the update".
Before the final release of WordPress 5.0 in a few weeks, there are a few steps that to take before upgrading your system.
Since every WordPress website is different, there isn't any guarantee that your upgrade to WordPress 5.0 will be perfect. WordPress 5.0 beta has been heavily tested by their support team to make sure the transition will be as smooth as possible. If you have any questions or problems upgrading to WordPress 5.0, make sure to contact our support team who are there to help you.
Note: This article is referring to unknown individuals/organizations that are sending unsolicited emails. Your trusted web developer is reliable and can provide this service for you.
