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I had a domain for sale on Flippa and didn't sell it. Then I got an e-mail from someone asking me if I still wanted to sell it and do I have a bitcoin account. I said I don't have a bitcoin account and got this e-mail back. Is this a scam? I know nothing about bitcoins or domains. Please help!...........



You can get your bitcoin wallet at (I had to delete the link....It was to blockchain)

If you have Telegram you may contact our English speaking representative in Europe - Robert at (I had to delete the link)

He may also help you to finish the sale.

My commission is only 5 %. The commission is divided between you and the buyer and paid after you get the money.

The buyer offers 12 BTC. He may also pay in Yen (Japanese currency) if you can accept it. If it's ok let's proceed.

You will be paid via Paypal, wire transfer, Western Union or Bitcoins/Ethereum.

Do you have a certificate in English and Japanese? It's required by the buyer and his escrow service. They must be sure your domain has no restrictions or problems with law and trademarks in Japan. He won't proceed without it.

The certificate must include the following to be accepted by my buyer:
- Ownership verification (the certification agency must confirm you are a legal owner).
- Trademark infringement verification (the buyer does not want to lose the domain after purchase because it has problems with trademarks).
- The domain must not be pledged or sold to third parties (verification of restrictions).
- The certificate must be up to date (issued during last 30 days)
- Copy of the certificate in Japanese (required by the buyer because he does not speak English).
- The certification agency must be authorized by my buyer and the escrow.

My buyer is a professional investor and he won't be able to send you the payment without this certificate. There is no other way for you and us to finish the sale. The payment to you will be made via escrow service to protect both parties during the transaction.
You can read about certification agency that is accepted by the escrow and supports a copy in Japanese at Google Answers: (I had to delete the link) The buyer sent me this link. Domain Broker is a nick name of his former broker who worked with my buyer in the past.

The process is very easy (you can do everything online in several minutes):

1. Go to the certificate agency site accepted by my client and order the certificate. The service recommended at Google Answers is accepted by the escrow and they support Japanese and English languages.

2. After they approve your request please make the payment. The certificate will be sent to your email within several hours. Send the certificate to me and we will start the sale process the same day.

Our company also takes care about you as a seller. There is no risk for you to lose the money after ordering the certificate even if something goes wrong. The recommended certification agency won't send you the payment instructions if your domain has some legal problems.

They also provide full money back guarantee if you don't sell your domain within 15 days.

If you are new to the certification process or unsure which certification agency to use, I can help you with the step by step instructions how to order a proper certificate online.
 
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It's pretty known scam towards domainers. Just ignore it.
 
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Thanks guys! I appreciate the help. I knew it was too good to be true, but the thought of all that money clouded my logical brain. LOL.
 
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Yep....it's a 100% official scam. :)
 
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First time I've seen that Scam so overly-worded. - I just look at the senders email address and save time in hitting the delete button.

12 btc, :greedy: yep we would all love that sort of opening offer. - nobody goes there in a first contact, whatever the domain. What I generally find so funny is how bad email scams are worded. I get about half-a- dozen a week, wish i'd saved a few of the worse ones for a giggle posting at Namepros
 
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How can you be sure that an e-mail is a scam and it is not a generous offer?
PS I am not saying this one is not but I am just curious how can a beginner distinguish the real ones from the fakes?
 
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How can you be sure that an e-mail is a scam and it is not a generous offer?
PS I am not saying this one is not but I am just curious how can a beginner distinguish the real ones from the fakes?


because he asks for a certificate

Do you have a certificate in English and Japanese? It's required by the buyer and his escrow service. They must be sure your domain has no restrictions or problems with law and trademarks in Japan. He won't proceed without it.
 
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So if the guy didn't mention certificate everything would seem legit? I mean except the high price he was willing to pay.
 
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So if the guy didn't mention certificate everything would seem legit? I mean except the high price he was willing to pay.

there is another hint
My commission is only 5 %. The commission is divided between you and the buyer and paid after you get the money.

1) he talks about commission so he is not the buyer
2) 5% .. no broker would do it for 5% as far as I know


and he is contradicting himself

You will be paid via Paypal, wire transfer, Western Union or Bitcoins/Ethereum.

The payment to you will be made via escrow service to protect both parties during the transaction.

it screams scam all over the place

@finger_print now you just eliminate those errors
and you may be fine ;)
 
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Scam! , last month Mr.Nakata(suzuki or Honda not sure though) do that to me! :ROFL:
 
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That is from a scammer. You can tell him to do the appraisal himself and deduct the cost from the Yen/BTC or tell him where else to go!
 
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It is scam.. they want to earn money via appraisal certificate may be steal your account details. Don't go for it. I also received similar email earlier.
 
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Just ignore it, one of the most well-known scams going around lately. Now that we are hot in cryptocurrency, many are pulling similar scamming operations to this one.
 
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Plain and simple rule....

I own the domain and you pay what I accept not the other way around.
 
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I sometimes receive this kind of email, just simply move it to the spam folder.
 
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Too bad there are such people as scammers... I can't believe how they sleep at night. I hope more people get educated and don't lose everything because they decided that their big shot finally came.
 
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Oh God...
I should read it before I proceed with this guy (absolutely same guy).
Sadly, I already paid for some weird japanese domain cert for 0.04763 BTC and this guy even want more 0.04763 BTC to list the domain in the weird escrow website.
Completely scam...
 
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if they're going to buy they should buy straight from you.
then they offer you a certificate?
so what about the domain?
scam
 
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