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Old 08-11-2011, 10:19 PM THREAD STARTER               #1 (permalink)
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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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I'm a serious buyer with serious interest in "yourdomain.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.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/726785-a-new-appraisal-scam-email.html

Sincerely,

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This is a sincere offer but we also want to respect your privacy. If you would rather us not contact you anymore, you can click this link
It came from "contact [at] internet-developer . com"
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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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Got two from this person, for LLL.com. Thought this might be a buyer on a spending spree.
May I ask if and how you responded?
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I did not respond because I am not selling.
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May I ask from anyone of you what's the best response to this whether you are selling or not? Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks
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Originally Posted by amazingbaby View Post
May I ask from anyone of you what's the best response to this whether you are selling or not? Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks
I would suggest never to set the market. You own it; so if they want it require their best offer (usually a pittance) and go from there.
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I received that same scammy email, as well.

A "Bambi Peterson" works for Sprint :-)
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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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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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Just received a fresh one from Bambi Peterson... education related domain.
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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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me: Hi, I think I just got an email sent by one of your clients and I was wondering if you could tell me anything about them? internet-developer.com
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=726785

me: The IP the email was sent from was on your systems: 208.117.49.130

I guess you are not home... Thanks anyway.

Andrei: Hello

me: Hi!

Andrei: Let me check that out for you real quick.

me: Thank you. I would like to get a company name or address or phone if possible.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=726785

Andrei: Have you received spammy emails from that person ?

me: They are asking about a domain name we have, if we want to sell it. Could be a scam or an honest answer, but theydon't provide contact information beyond an email address. Their domain was registered 7/30...
So maybe they don't want buyers to know they are a big client, but I need to know if they are a scam or not. [smile]
Do you need some infor from the email?

Andrei: Yep, could you tell me what they have in the From field ?

me: From: Bambi Peterson <contact@internet-developer.com>
Return-path: <bounces+67295-79b2-webmaster1=consultant-directory.com@email.internet-developer.com>

Andrei: I can't seem to find them, they might be registered under a different name.
But even so, I don't believe I would be able to share with you any info they've registered in their account.

me: I understand, but it would be nice if you could just confirm you now about these emails being sent, I checked out your company and can tell you are not spam-friendly. How about "bounty-service"?
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Received: from bounty-service (unknown [10.9.180.5]) by mi9 (SG) with ESMTP id 4e49e227.1ee2.51dcfec for <webmaster1@consultant-directory.com>; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:21:11 -0500 (CST)

Andrei: Nope, can't find that either. One moment, let me try something else.

me: Sure.

Here is the part that led me to you: Received: from o1.email.internet-developer.com ([208.117.49.130]) by s484.c4.crucialx.net with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <bounces+67295-79b2-webmaster1=consultant-directory.com@email.internet-developer.com>) id 1QtADI-00084K-E3 for webmaster1@consultant-directory.com; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:21:12 -0500

SendGrid, Inc. SENDGRID-1 (NET-208-117-48-0-1) 208.117.48.0 - 208.117.63.255
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Andrei: One moment - still checking

me: I guess I will go since there is not much you can tell me. If it turns out to be spam or a scam I will file a report with your abuse department.

Andrei: Unfortunately I can't seem to find out which user it is.

me: Ok, I appreciate your help. Thank you!

Andrei: Sure, no worries.
I once knew a woman in California whose name really was "Bambi" so that alone is not enough to make me think this is a scam. If you search for "Internet Developer, Inc" you will see a couple of posts on Chinese forum about the emails the sent with somewhat different wording.
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From: Bambi Peterson [mailto:contact@internet-developer.com]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011
To: webmaster
Subject: Transaction Opportunity

I represent a client who has an interest in acquiring urvaluabledomainname.com. If you'd like to pursue this possible transaction, please reply with your price and any other terms we should be aware of.

Regards,

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Internet Developer, Inc
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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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Originally Posted by jdsallen View Post
I would suggest never to set the market. You own it; so if they want it require their best offer (usually a pittance) and go from there.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=726785
Thanks jdsallen Appreciate this
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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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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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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. )
HAHAHAHAAAAAAAA...

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:
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bambi Peterson [mailto:contact@internet-developer.com]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 10:21 PM
To: webmaster
Subject: Transaction Opportunity

I represent a client who has an interest in acquiring wheretosellgold.com. If you'd like to pursue this possible transaction, please reply with your price and any other terms we should be aware of.

Regards,
Bambi Peterson
Marketing Manager
Internet Developer, Inc

This is a sincere offer but we also want to respect your privacy. If you would rather us not contact you anymore, you can click this link.

-----Reply 1-----
From: DomainIncubation.com
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 11:29 PM
To: Bambi Peterson
Subject: RE: Transaction Opportunity

Hi Bambi,

We are managing this domain for our client.

Please make an offer for the domain and I will present it to the client.

They will either accept your offer or make a counter offer if they feel the price you name is not enough.

Thank you,
Chris Nielsen
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Minneapolis, MN 55311 USA
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We didn't hear back, so then we followed up and we got a reply:
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On Sep 5, 2011, at 6:19 PM, webmaster wrote:
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=726785

Hello,

We did not hear back from you and my client now says they have an offer they are considering. If we don't hear from you by tomorrow we will assume you are no longer interested.

Thank you,
Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Bambi Peterson [mailto:contact@internet-developer.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 11:13 PM
To: webmaster
Subject: Re: Transaction Opportunity

Chris. We bought another name. Go ahead and take the other offer.

Bambi Peterson
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Internet Developer, Inc
So, it was nice to get a reply, but not the one I had hoped for. If she hadn't said she was "serious" I would not have expected much.

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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Caution Bambi wants a premium domain haha


Received this a few months ago. As I'm deleting mail, I wanted to check on this and found this thread re: Bambi.

"Can I use charity.com for my project?"


Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:59:01 -0500

Subject: Can I use charity.com for my project?

From: Bambi Peterson <contact@internet-developer.com>


Sorry to bother you but I noticed you aren't really using charity.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? Thanks in advance, Bambi Peterson Marketing Manager Internet Developer, Inc -

This has got to be bottom-feeders trying to get lucky. Our domain/site has been working since 1996. Don't even respond or click the unsubscribe.
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If they really wanted a premium domain, they'd continue to contact and never give up.

This is spam IMO.
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