Fake domain interests (earthlink)

Shannara · 12-12-2004, 01:16 PM

There seems to be alot of fake "spam" from people who claim to be interested in buying a domain of mine, and they are all from different earthlink email addresses... interesting

When replied, either their mailbox dont exist, or are too full or whatever..

Have you had similar experiences with the following addresses?:

fanhouse@earthlink.net
gardeninteractive@earthlink.net

Metro · 12-12-2004, 01:18 PM

I get them all the time, sometimes they even provide links to fake companys and such that have nothing to do with domains.

Shannara · 12-12-2004, 01:23 PM

Maybe I should call up Earthlink to have the spammers shut down or risk being sued

Shan · 12-12-2004, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Shannara

Maybe I should call up Earthlink to have the spammers shut down or risk being sued

Seriously, go ahead and report them. It would be good to know that the spammers got punished for what they did!

IAmAllanShore · 12-12-2004, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Shannara

Maybe I should call up Earthlink to have the spammers shut down or risk being sued

Eh, won't work. They've got more than their fair share of folks to deal with, and chances are that they're way out of country.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/59495-fake-domain-interests-earthlink.html

No personal jurisdiction, no chance of getting them ;-)

-Allan

Chris · 12-13-2004, 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by Shannara

Maybe I should call up Earthlink to have the spammers shut down or risk being sued

I'd forward the emails with the full headers intact to their Abuse Department at abuse@earthlink.net

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=59495

I've reported plenty of spammers to their providers in the past and most have been a success.

redhippo · 12-13-2004, 04:03 AM

sometimes, the email of innocent ictims are used!

Dwayne · 12-13-2004, 07:41 AM

hmm reminds me of AOL when i use to AOL spam when i was like 10 ;\ it would let you create fake email addresses from AOL

Chris · 12-13-2004, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by Dwayne

hmm reminds me of AOL when i use to AOL spam when i was like 10 ;\ it would let you create fake email addresses from AOL

There's more to the headers than just the "from" field that can be forged with any name or email address out there. They've got other means to track down the real culprit as well which can't be faked as easily as entering in a bogus name.

*vwblubug* · 12-13-2004, 10:24 AM

I've gotten e-mails from those jerks too. Does anyone know why they would want to pretend they are interested in buying domains? What is the actual scam or their mission? (Besides pissing alot of people off)

Shan · 12-13-2004, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by vwblubug

What is the actual scam or their mission? (Besides pissing alot of people off)

Having fun while doing it.

Shannara · 12-13-2004, 02:24 PM

Well, the last I heard, You can send in the info to the ISP, and if they do not shut them down with in 30 days, the ISP is liable for each piece of spam sent..... ....

So if you send in the info to Earthlink, followed by a phone call (would be good to mail them w/ forced sig). Write down the time/date. Wait 30 days. If you still get emails from the same reported email accounts, take earthlink to court for refusal to quit spaming, and for the Bulk Mail code.

The difference here is that the same account/address is still being used and Earthlink have been made aware of it by both phone, email and snail mail with signature. They now have no choise but to shut down the account. If the account is still in use, the ISP is now responsible for allowing the spamming to continue.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=59495

So you can get them for spamming (depending on your state laws), AND $500 for each piece of email you recieve from the reported accounts.

http://www.osnews.com/bulk.php

Should work, eh?

Ur thoughts please.

Dwayne · 12-13-2004, 03:28 PM

hmm didn't president bush sign something for anti-spam.. like the spammers will get charged $500 fine for every spam sent out?

MissFlora · 12-13-2004, 06:29 PM

Spams are automatically filtered into my trash bins. Does that mean I'm automatically throwing $500/email away? Shesh, should not have filtered them, haha. The reason they want to spam you those mails about buying your domains are to later on convince you into getting an appraisal of the domain value. And as everyone should know, the appraisal company that they "insist" on using, will be someone from their own flock. After paying for the appraisal etc, they will either not respond to your mails or just say that they're no longer interested in the deal anymore. And thus, they earned from there. This is one of the many types of scams from appraisal companies. So better be careful with the $$ you're spending.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=59495

Flora.

Nunim · 12-13-2004, 07:13 PM

Ive auctually sold a domain through the email, they sent an email we negotiated a price boom done sold, but this was with an auctual company who I spoke with to confirm their existance.

MissFlora · 12-13-2004, 07:54 PM

That's good, just beware of scammers who live out of our pockets.

Flora.

12-12-2004, 01:16 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Shannara NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Emerald Cove, Unformed Posts: 177	Fake domain interests (earthlink) There seems to be alot of fake "spam" from people who claim to be interested in buying a domain of mine, and they are all from different earthlink email addresses... interesting When replied, either their mailbox dont exist, or are too full or whatever.. Have you had similar experiences with the following addresses?: fanhouse@earthlink.net gardeninteractive@earthlink.net __________________ Shannara Corporation: CEO

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12-13-2004, 02:24 PM	THREAD STARTER #12 (permalink)
Shannara NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Emerald Cove, Unformed Posts: 177	Well, the last I heard, You can send in the info to the ISP, and if they do not shut them down with in 30 days, the ISP is liable for each piece of spam sent..... .... So if you send in the info to Earthlink, followed by a phone call (would be good to mail them w/ forced sig). Write down the time/date. Wait 30 days. If you still get emails from the same reported email accounts, take earthlink to court for refusal to quit spaming, and for the Bulk Mail code. The difference here is that the same account/address is still being used and Earthlink have been made aware of it by both phone, email and snail mail with signature. They now have no choise but to shut down the account. If the account is still in use, the ISP is now responsible for allowing the spamming to continue. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=59495 So you can get them for spamming (depending on your state laws), AND $500 for each piece of email you recieve from the reported accounts. http://www.osnews.com/bulk.php Should work, eh? Ur thoughts please. __________________ Shannara Corporation: CEO

12-12-2004, 01:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Metro New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	I get them all the time, sometimes they even provide links to fake companys and such that have nothing to do with domains.

12-13-2004, 07:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dwayne Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Napa, CA Posts: 1,038	hmm reminds me of AOL when i use to AOL spam when i was like 10 ;\ it would let you create fake email addresses from AOL

12-13-2004, 03:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Dwayne Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Napa, CA Posts: 1,038	hmm didn't president bush sign something for anti-spam.. like the spammers will get charged $500 fine for every spam sent out?

12-13-2004, 06:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
MissFlora Epitome.Of.Pulchritude Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,136	Spams are automatically filtered into my trash bins. Does that mean I'm automatically throwing $500/email away? Shesh, should not have filtered them, haha. The reason they want to spam you those mails about buying your domains are to later on convince you into getting an appraisal of the domain value. And as everyone should know, the appraisal company that they "insist" on using, will be someone from their own flock. After paying for the appraisal etc, they will either not respond to your mails or just say that they're no longer interested in the deal anymore. And thus, they earned from there. This is one of the many types of scams from appraisal companies. So better be careful with the $$ you're spending. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=59495 Flora. __________________ %%- 29th May NP Auction at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT/12am UTC %%- Drop-by when you are free: 1-after-1 NP$ .info Auction Toronto Summer 2011: Book NOW! \| For Sale: CrazyScript.com - comes with some traffic!

12-13-2004, 07:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
Nunim NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 384	Ive auctually sold a domain through the email, they sent an email we negotiated a price boom done sold, but this was with an auctual company who I spoke with to confirm their existance.

12-13-2004, 07:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
MissFlora Epitome.Of.Pulchritude Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,136	That's good, just beware of scammers who live out of our pockets. Flora. __________________ %%- 29th May NP Auction at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT/12am UTC %%- Drop-by when you are free: 1-after-1 NP$ .info Auction Toronto Summer 2011: Book NOW! \| For Sale: CrazyScript.com - comes with some traffic!

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