Illegal or not illegal, bs expiration notification emails for your domains

[Shea]

I receive several of these emails all the time (email is pasted below). And I know you probably do too. These guys (or girls) are scum in my opinion. Taking advantage of idiots or rookies? These type of emails appear to intentionally make it seem like your domain is expiring, but really it is about something else. Of course, the end result is they want your money for some bs service.
Below is the a copy/paste of an actual email I received. My question is, is this illegal or not illegal. And what is your opinion on this?

IMPORTANT NOTICE
SEO Optimization Services Inc.
Notice#: 902910
Date: 05/06/2016
EXPIRATION OFFER NOTICE

DOMAIN: yack.us
Notification Purchase Offer
EXPIRATION OFFER DATE: 05/14/2016

Domain Name:

Registration SEO Period:

Price:

Term:

yack.us 05/28/2016 to 05/28/2017 $67.00 1 Year
SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT

Domain Name: yack.us
Attn: Shea Sawyer
This important expiration notification offer notifies you about the expiration offer notice of your domain registration for yack.us search engine optimization submission. The information in this expiration notification offer may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information from the notification processing department of the SEO Domain Service Registration to purchase our search engine traffic generator. We do not register or renew domain names. We are selling traffic generator software tools. This information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above.
If you fail to complete your domain name registration yack.us search engine optimization service by the expiration date, may result in the cancellation of this search engine optimization domain name notification offer notice.
PLEASE CLICK ON
SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT

TO COMPLETE YOUR PAYMENT.
Failure to complete your seo domain name registration yack.us search engine optimization service process may make it difficult for customers to find you on the web.
CLICK UNDERNEATH FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
PROCESS PAYMENT FOR
yack.us
SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT
ACT IMMEDIATELY

This domain seo registration for yack.us search engine service optimization notification offer will expire 05/14/2016.


Instructions and Unsubscribe Instructions:
You have received this message because you elected to receive special notification offers. If you no longer wish to receive our notifications, please unsubscribe here or mail us a written request to Seo Optimization Services Inc. 7950 NW 53rd St. Suite 337 Miami, FL 33166. If you have multiple accounts with us, you must opt out for each one individually in order to stop receiving notifications notices. We are a search engine optimization company. We do not directly register or renew domain names. We are selling traffic generator software tools. This message is CAN-SPAM compliant. THIS IS NOT A BILL. THIS IS A NOTIFICATION OFFER. YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PAY THE AMOUNT STATED UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS NOTIFICATION OFFER. This message, which contains promotional material strictly along the guidelines of the CAN-SPAM act of 2003. We have clearly mentioned the source mail-id of this email, also clearly mentioned our subject lines and they are in no way misleading. Please do not reply to this email, as we are not able to respond to messages sent to this address

 

[iowadawg]

I get those all the time....in my spam folder.

On another note.....

Conroe, Texas!
Where I began my postal career way back when!

 

[Shea]

I get those all the time....in my spam folder.
Conroe, Texas!
Where I began my postal career way back when!

Well, isn't it a small world!!