Hi Everyone
Looking for some advice on this subject - brand new territory for me!
Yesterday evening, I received an email from a US based attorney, with an attached letter template, advising me that a domain name I bought earlier in the year had in fact been wrongly/illegally transferred from their client's Godaddy account, prior to my acquisition of it. The firm are now investigating the issue with Godaddy.
The letter requested that I make no attempt to sell/modify/delete the domain, or I may face legal action myself - I should point out that I myself am under no investigation, have no part to play in any wrong doing, and am prepared to assist in any shape, form or matter that may take.
I have checked out both the attorney group (Haug Partners, New York) and the client (The Falconwood Group, New York) they represent, and both seem to be legitimate - this assuaged my immediate concern of a potential scam to acquire the domain at no cost.
I can provide more details if necessary, but am looking for some quick advice on this one - I'm thinking to either contact the attorney, or their client directly, and offer the domain back to them at no cost. The domain in question, which I won't reveal here, is probably mid $xxx in value, and I acquired for less than $20, so I'm thinking the goodwill gesture is probably the way to go.
Any thoughts?
Looking for some advice on this subject - brand new territory for me!
Yesterday evening, I received an email from a US based attorney, with an attached letter template, advising me that a domain name I bought earlier in the year had in fact been wrongly/illegally transferred from their client's Godaddy account, prior to my acquisition of it. The firm are now investigating the issue with Godaddy.
The letter requested that I make no attempt to sell/modify/delete the domain, or I may face legal action myself - I should point out that I myself am under no investigation, have no part to play in any wrong doing, and am prepared to assist in any shape, form or matter that may take.
I have checked out both the attorney group (Haug Partners, New York) and the client (The Falconwood Group, New York) they represent, and both seem to be legitimate - this assuaged my immediate concern of a potential scam to acquire the domain at no cost.
I can provide more details if necessary, but am looking for some quick advice on this one - I'm thinking to either contact the attorney, or their client directly, and offer the domain back to them at no cost. The domain in question, which I won't reveal here, is probably mid $xxx in value, and I acquired for less than $20, so I'm thinking the goodwill gesture is probably the way to go.
Any thoughts?
