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How this old scam works:
1) Seller gets an email from a "broker" claiming to have a high dollar buyer interested in your domain, and asks if it's still for sale.
2) You confirm that it is, of course.
3) "Broker" says seller requires a "certificate" that you must buy before the sale can proceed, and sends you a link to a FAKE "Google Answers" clone site with links to a bogus "certificate" selling site.
4) If you're gullible, you pay for the bogus certificate... and never hear from the "broker" again.
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Here is email #1:
-----Original Message-----
From: '[email protected]'
Subject: Is [domain] still for sale?
Hello!
I represent a buyer from Nagasaki who wants to buy [domain] for a
new web project.
Are you still interested in selling?
The buyer is a professional investor with a good budget.
I help VIP clients of our hosting company to buy names.
If you have more names please email me the list.
Best regards,
Satoko Takigawa
Vice President
GMO Cloud Hosting Japan
Tokyo
26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho Cerulean Tower
Japan
Phone: +81 6763415714
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Here is email #2:
-----Original Message-----
From: '[email protected]'
Subject: Is [domain] still for sale?
If you own .net and .org domains he will buy them to secure the brand.
Commission of our company is only 5%. It's paid by the buyer.
He will pay you via the Authorize Escrow service. They accept payment from his country and can pay you via wire, Paypal, check or any other method you prefer.
The buyer offers a price in $15,000 - $20,000 range.
Do you have a certificate? It's required by his bank.
The final sale price will depend on the certificate.
If you don't have the certificate it's not a problem. You can order it online.
Please note he cannot accept it from any agency. He needs a manual service. It also must be a third party independent agency (not your broker our auction site) and must be accepted by his bank.
You can read about certification agencies at Google Answers: http://no_url_shorteners/y9v8qkzv (I've made a short form of the long Google Answers link in TinyURL. “Domain Broker” is my nickname).
If buyer does not place a bid they provide full money back guarantee. I take care about my clients and suggest them only risk free service with full money back guarantee.
The process is very easy:
1. Go to the certificate agency site and order a certificate. The service recommended at Google Answers is accepted by the buyer's bank. It guarantees us a smooth and fast transaction.
If your name is not a premium one and cannot be valued in $XX,XXX range ($10,000 - $99,999) they won't send you the payment instructions. It's free to submit your domains for a review. You pay only if they guarantee appraisal in $XX,XXX range and higher. Other services charge you upfront even if your domain is not worth spending the appraisal fee.
2. Send the certificate to me and we will start the sale process the same day. He will buy your domain for the appraised value stated in your certificate.
If you are new to the certification process, I can help you with the step by step in
1) Seller gets an email from a "broker" claiming to have a high dollar buyer interested in your domain, and asks if it's still for sale.
2) You confirm that it is, of course.
3) "Broker" says seller requires a "certificate" that you must buy before the sale can proceed, and sends you a link to a FAKE "Google Answers" clone site with links to a bogus "certificate" selling site.
4) If you're gullible, you pay for the bogus certificate... and never hear from the "broker" again.
=====
Here is email #1:
-----Original Message-----
From: '[email protected]'
Subject: Is [domain] still for sale?
Hello!
I represent a buyer from Nagasaki who wants to buy [domain] for a
new web project.
Are you still interested in selling?
The buyer is a professional investor with a good budget.
I help VIP clients of our hosting company to buy names.
If you have more names please email me the list.
Best regards,
Satoko Takigawa
Vice President
GMO Cloud Hosting Japan
Tokyo
26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho Cerulean Tower
Japan
Phone: +81 6763415714
===============
Here is email #2:
-----Original Message-----
From: '[email protected]'
Subject: Is [domain] still for sale?
If you own .net and .org domains he will buy them to secure the brand.
Commission of our company is only 5%. It's paid by the buyer.
He will pay you via the Authorize Escrow service. They accept payment from his country and can pay you via wire, Paypal, check or any other method you prefer.
The buyer offers a price in $15,000 - $20,000 range.
Do you have a certificate? It's required by his bank.
The final sale price will depend on the certificate.
If you don't have the certificate it's not a problem. You can order it online.
Please note he cannot accept it from any agency. He needs a manual service. It also must be a third party independent agency (not your broker our auction site) and must be accepted by his bank.
You can read about certification agencies at Google Answers: http://no_url_shorteners/y9v8qkzv (I've made a short form of the long Google Answers link in TinyURL. “Domain Broker” is my nickname).
If buyer does not place a bid they provide full money back guarantee. I take care about my clients and suggest them only risk free service with full money back guarantee.
The process is very easy:
1. Go to the certificate agency site and order a certificate. The service recommended at Google Answers is accepted by the buyer's bank. It guarantees us a smooth and fast transaction.
If your name is not a premium one and cannot be valued in $XX,XXX range ($10,000 - $99,999) they won't send you the payment instructions. It's free to submit your domains for a review. You pay only if they guarantee appraisal in $XX,XXX range and higher. Other services charge you upfront even if your domain is not worth spending the appraisal fee.
2. Send the certificate to me and we will start the sale process the same day. He will buy your domain for the appraised value stated in your certificate.
If you are new to the certification process, I can help you with the step by step in