I fell for it.

bumajj · 04-29-2009, 07:24 AM

Hi guys.
It's really painful that I got this site quite late. I'm the latest victim of eliteinvestment.net.
A guy y name Urbansky: urbansky@eliteinvestment.net sent me the same message I've read from other people here,
I found your domain, how much is it, have you done appraisal...
I'm new to this domain business, so I fell for all the tricks of domain appraisals.
I wanted to use sedo.com, but he refused, arguing that since I parked my domains with sedo, it wasn't likely we'd get unbiased assessment. He said he wouldn't paying a higher price, if the price came out much higher. My instinct told me to be suspicious, but ignorance and inexperience made me fall for it.
I did the appraisal for 60euros, using domainexplorer.org, and the price came up higher to $5,350 (I had listed it for $1,500). I was happy about the outcome of the appraisal, so I sent the result along with the appraisal certificate link, to him.
That did it. All my messages were returned undelivered. I checked his website again, it didn't come up on the server.
And today, I just decided to google eliteinvestment.net. I found myself here.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/579324-xts-someone-trying-sell-my-domain.html
It's so unfortunate that I didn't research this out before now.
Well, nothing much is lost, as I now know the real value of my domain. Hopefully, someone else will buy.
Thanks guys, for these posts.
I have a lot to learn from this business. And I'm willing to.
Now, I have many domains listed for sale. I'll do the right thing next time I received such an offer - google 'em out.

tvdotcoms · 05-11-2009, 03:22 AM

the domain was XTS,com?

i think that domain is owned by exponent on this forum

testingyou · 05-11-2009, 10:21 AM

Im curious, what made you believe that e-mail?

Im not joking or making fun of you. Its just... that its hard to even get replies back when I send a serious offer to buy a domain name, AND these scam e-mails gets responds? how is that?

Maybe i should use their e-mail, to contact owners of domain names I am interested in buying, cause it seems they are more succesfull in getting answers then my serious e-mails.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=579324

Just to clarify, Im not sending scam e-mails or anything like that. I occasionally contact domain name owners which I want to buy domain names from and I dont even get a reply back.

But... Im sorry to hear that you fell for it.

bumajj · 05-13-2009, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by testingyou

Im curious, what made you believe that e-mail?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=579324

Im not joking or making fun of you. Its just... that its hard to even get replies back when I send a serious offer to buy a domain name, AND these scam e-mails gets responds? how is that?

Maybe i should use their e-mail, to contact owners of domain names I am interested in buying, cause it seems they are more succesfull in getting answers then my serious e-mails.

Just to clarify, Im not sending scam e-mails or anything like that. I occasionally contact domain name owners which I want to buy domain names from and I dont even get a reply back.

But... Im sorry to hear that you fell for it.

Well, i guess there's always a price for ignorance. I've learnt my lessons. lol.

sanfran · 05-13-2009, 09:40 AM

call cc & ask for a charge back

**Robin** · 05-13-2009, 11:15 AM

always search before taking any action

sdsinc · 05-13-2009, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by sanfran

call cc & ask for a charge back

Yep, recover your money. Hopefully, more victims will do the same until their merchant account is terminated

bonzer · 05-16-2009, 01:04 AM

Recovering the money via CC is the way to start.
and like you have said lesson learnt

I just find it so so annoying that scammers are out there and when there are more decent people out there you are sometimes suspicious of them

redslazers · 05-16-2009, 03:11 AM

I think becuase scammers have alot more practice in sounding legitiment while the normal person has no idea and they are all outfitted to commit the crimes

DomainSeller1967 · 05-30-2009, 02:59 PM

I am attempting to get my money back through PayPal as I also got an appraisal done as the result of a similar email offering to buy my domain: TextaPsychic.mobi for $15 k

The company behind this is DomainExporer.com - called Plimus on PayPal. Hopefully I will get my $84 back. This is the first time I have put any of my domains up for sale and I guess this is how you learn - by making mistakes.

Humbling though.

04-29-2009, 07:24 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
bumajj New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	I fell for it. Hi guys. It's really painful that I got this site quite late. I'm the latest victim of eliteinvestment.net. A guy y name Urbansky: urbansky@eliteinvestment.net sent me the same message I've read from other people here, I found your domain, how much is it, have you done appraisal... I'm new to this domain business, so I fell for all the tricks of domain appraisals. I wanted to use sedo.com, but he refused, arguing that since I parked my domains with sedo, it wasn't likely we'd get unbiased assessment. He said he wouldn't paying a higher price, if the price came out much higher. My instinct told me to be suspicious, but ignorance and inexperience made me fall for it. I did the appraisal for 60euros, using domainexplorer.org, and the price came up higher to $5,350 (I had listed it for $1,500). I was happy about the outcome of the appraisal, so I sent the result along with the appraisal certificate link, to him. That did it. All my messages were returned undelivered. I checked his website again, it didn't come up on the server. And today, I just decided to google eliteinvestment.net. I found myself here. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/579324-xts-someone-trying-sell-my-domain.html It's so unfortunate that I didn't research this out before now. Well, nothing much is lost, as I now know the real value of my domain. Hopefully, someone else will buy. Thanks guys, for these posts. I have a lot to learn from this business. And I'm willing to. Now, I have many domains listed for sale. I'll do the right thing next time I received such an offer - google 'em out.

05-11-2009, 10:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
testingyou Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Copenhagen - Denmark Posts: 1,790	Im curious, what made you believe that e-mail? Im not joking or making fun of you. Its just... that its hard to even get replies back when I send a serious offer to buy a domain name, AND these scam e-mails gets responds? how is that? Maybe i should use their e-mail, to contact owners of domain names I am interested in buying, cause it seems they are more succesfull in getting answers then my serious e-mails. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=579324 Just to clarify, Im not sending scam e-mails or anything like that. I occasionally contact domain name owners which I want to buy domain names from and I dont even get a reply back. But... Im sorry to hear that you fell for it. __________________ World Food Programme - No Children Should Go To Bed Hungry. It's simple, it's not rocket science, not political, not cultural, not religion, not complicated... It's this simple!. I have decided that I will donate 10% of what I make from selling domain names in 2012 to the above programme.

05-13-2009, 09:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
sanfran NamePros Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 159	call cc & ask for a charge back __________________ WhatName JTravel NYC Foreclosure

05-13-2009, 11:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Robin Along with BatMan.. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Web Posts: 1,244 Follow @talkabhi	always search before taking any action __________________ Live your life Read NP rules and TOS Signature for sale

05-16-2009, 01:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
bonzer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,032	Recovering the money via CC is the way to start. and like you have said lesson learnt I just find it so so annoying that scammers are out there and when there are more decent people out there you are sometimes suspicious of them __________________ DOWNLOAD ANGRY BIRDS -=-BDO DARTS PLAYER www.DeanWinstanley.com -=-

05-11-2009, 03:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
tvdotcoms NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 619	the domain was XTS,com? i think that domain is owned by exponent on this forum

05-16-2009, 03:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
redslazers NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 168	I think becuase scammers have alot more practice in sounding legitiment while the normal person has no idea and they are all outfitted to commit the crimes

05-30-2009, 02:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
DomainSeller1967 New Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	I am attempting to get my money back through PayPal as I also got an appraisal done as the result of a similar email offering to buy my domain: TextaPsychic.mobi for $15 k The company behind this is DomainExporer.com - called Plimus on PayPal. Hopefully I will get my $84 back. This is the first time I have put any of my domains up for sale and I guess this is how you learn - by making mistakes. Humbling though.

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