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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In Free Fall
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | A new appraisal scam email??? Just received the following email that strikes me as a scam. A quick Google search shows someone else recently received the exact same email for one of their domains.
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| Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Got two from this person, for LLL.com. Thought this might be a buyer on a spending spree.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Owners of domain names must be a tasty prey for scam artists... If this one had chosen a less obvious company name, it might have tricked a few into at least replying... Some of the serious offers I get come from shady kind of untrasable Gmail addresses. People sometimes don't want to be traced back fearing higher prices. They do however make up for the shadyness with good English.
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| Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I did not respond because I am not selling.
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![]() | I don't mean to beat a dead thread, however, I'm trying to gauge whether the 'Bambi' interest is legit. Doesn't appear to be appraisal scam since she replied to my request with a dollar figure offer. Of course the non-website and apparent volume of offers for other domains concern me but don't see the scam angle (yet?). Are there scams that play fast and loose with the transfer process? I'm not particularly sophisticated in that area. Thoughts appreciated. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | "She" of course is going to reply to you, thats how the game works. After you agree to a price BamBam will say you need to get an appraisal from only a place "he" wants you to. Then after you do that The Bamster says he nolonger interested. |
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| NamePros Member Join Date: May 2007
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![]() ![]() | I also received an e-mail from the same person about 2 weeks ago for a 3-word .com I own. I asked for low XXXXX and she offered low XXXX. When I said the price was firm, she told me "let me talk with my boss and see if I can talk him into it.". Haven't heard back since. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I just got one too and will respond. It could be an honest front for a big buyer who doesn't want to let on who they are and what their budget is. I will be surprised if it is not a scam, but I will check it out and report back if I get some information. Ok, I am looking at the email and they have an "unsubscribe" link. this makes me thing it is spam or a scam. They appear to be using an email service called "SendGrid" which seems to be an honest email delivery service and NOT what most scammers would use. Here is my conversation with them:
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![]() | A new appraisal scam email? Just received an email from "Bambi Peterson" offering to buy (mydomain).com: "Sorry to bother you but I noticed you aren't really using xxxx.com and my company would like to see about buying it to use for a project we'll soon be launching. Can you please tell me what you'd want for it?" Doing a quick check I found messages all signed "Bambi Peterson" on these two sites. Must be one hell of a project they'll "soon be launching" if they're hunting for domains at spam level. Meanwhile internet-development.com is still a one-line, one-page parking site "under construction." club-domain.cn "We are in the process of picking a new name for a project and 6XX8.com is one of the domains we are interested in. If it is for sale, for budget and comparison reasons - what would you be willing to sell it for? We plan to make a decision quickly and appreciate your time." bbs.admin5.com "I'm a serious buyer with serious interest in 6058.com. Give me your price and I'll quickly reply with a yes, no or reasonable counter. I don't want to waste your time any more than I'd want my time wasted." |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Got an inquiry from Bambi, replied, will post the outcome here. UPDATE: Without naming a price, I expressed interest in a legitimate sale, but not a scam. Bambi's reply: "It's not a scam but we are bargain hunters. It sounds like you'll want too much for this name"
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| NamePros Expert Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Just got hit up right now for one as well... It smelled like a scam with a name like Bambi.
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![]() | I just wanted to provide a little feedback on Bambi Peterson and contact@internet-developer.com. I was recently approached about selling a domain name I owned, and negotiated with a domain consultant who seems to know/work with Bambi Peterson. I was a bit nervous for just the reasons people have mentioned above... The lack of content on internet-developer.com seemed a bit strange to me. I requested the use of an escrow site, and they immediately agreed to use escrow.com, which relieved some of my concern. Having read all the comments on this and other similar forums, I was on the lookout for anything unusual. However, I was NOT at any point asked to use an appraisal service. They proposed a price to me, I countered and we had a little bit of back and forth, but then agreed on a price. The transaction was submitted through escrow.com as expected, and after escrow.com confirmed they had received the funds from the buyer, I released the domain name, and the domain consultant almost immediately confirmed receipt of the domain with escrow.com. There was a bit of a delay because escrow.com wanted to do additional verification; the new registrant's name/address didn't match what was on file with the account at escrow.com. That took part of a day to resolve (escrow.com wanted to get an email from Bambi Peterson, as her name was on the transaction with escrow.com as the buyer; she DID send that email quickly). ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=726785 So, in the end, everything worked out just as expected. I definitely understand the concern with domain scams in general, and agree that there are a few things that looked a little odd with regard to company names/email addresses/etc---but can attest to the fact that in this case it turned out to be real. (I fully acknowledge that skeptics might think I'm just posting fake comments to further a scam.... Not sure how to prove that I'm not--but please feel free to ask me questions/details if you'd like to know more. I know I'm real, so hopefully my comments are helpful to someone. ) |
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Yep, you are ABSOLUTELY correct TXTechie! I'm NOT buying your story... I call BS!
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I hate scams as much as anyone, but for me the post by "TXTechie" does pass the smell test and I think it's a true story. I'm not saying you should trust ANYONE (including me) when buying and selling. I'm just saying that since I just got a response from Bambi myself, I feel sure this is not a scam and positive it is NOT another appraisal scam. If anyone has proof that it is, let them produce it or back off! I'm a little tired of people shooting from the hip and making judgements when they don't have all the facts. Trust noone, but give people a chance to show you for sure where they are coming from. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=726785 In my case, here is how our exchange with Bambi went:
I think I am going to let her know that her unprofessional communications are trashing her company's reputation. As near as I can tell if you sell a domain to them you will be doing so at wholesale or lower prices. At least if you use an escrow service your risk should be little or nothing.
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