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I've posted about these things before, but since they are still circulating it stands to reason that some people must be taking the bait, or so many different other people would not keep casting about.
I get mails like this all the time:
For most of my older .nets it is not unusual for me to get a dozen or more such companies contacting me, many of whom send mail on a daily basis starting about 30 days ahead of the drop.
And there's the thing -- none of these companies actually own the domains in question. For their "nominal fee" they simply go register a domain and then give it to you, presumably also requiring you to open an account with them and other nonsense.
In every case, if I actually want the domain I just light a candle rather than cursing the dark -- these morons do save me time by doing drop research for me, and I have picked up a few .com variants of .nets that I own (at normal hand reg rates of course.) I just picked one up today, thanks a ton OwnTheDotCom.com, whomever you are
Short version: If you fall for this kind of crap you are beyond help, and need to get out of domains right away, not next month or week or even tomorrow. Just close NamePros, forget about your "portfolio," and find something else to do.
Frank
I get mails like this all the time:
We are selling the domain name xxxxxxxx.com. As the owner of
xxxxxxxx.net if you would like the preferred .COM version we are making
it available. The one cost is $99.97. This includes a year of registration and full
transfer of ownership to you. For details or to purchase see:
http://www.ownthedotcom.com/etc
This is a one time email. If have no interest in this domain we will not contact
you again.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
For most of my older .nets it is not unusual for me to get a dozen or more such companies contacting me, many of whom send mail on a daily basis starting about 30 days ahead of the drop.
And there's the thing -- none of these companies actually own the domains in question. For their "nominal fee" they simply go register a domain and then give it to you, presumably also requiring you to open an account with them and other nonsense.
In every case, if I actually want the domain I just light a candle rather than cursing the dark -- these morons do save me time by doing drop research for me, and I have picked up a few .com variants of .nets that I own (at normal hand reg rates of course.) I just picked one up today, thanks a ton OwnTheDotCom.com, whomever you are
Short version: If you fall for this kind of crap you are beyond help, and need to get out of domains right away, not next month or week or even tomorrow. Just close NamePros, forget about your "portfolio," and find something else to do.
Frank