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  1. manish175

    Beware of Safenames.com/safenames.co.uk

    Hi, One of my .COM domain expired on 3rd July at safenames.com about 9 days back. I requested SafeNames to get Auth-code to transfer out the name but they said that the Domain name is deleted in 7 days and they are asking for $199 redemption fees. This is against ICANN's policy. Its just...
  2. manish175

    Beware of Safenames.com/safenames.co.uk

    Hi, One of my .COM domain expired on 3rd July at safenames.com about 9 days back. I requested SafeNames to get Auth-code to transfer out the name but they said that the Domain name is deleted in 7 days and they are asking for $199 redemption fees. This is against ICANN's policy. Its just...
  3. howudoin8

    Is SnapNames.com A Scam Company?

    I registered on SnapNames.com some 14 days & my card was repeatedly being declined on registration page. Finally it was accepted but till then my card was charged 6 times by this company. Contacted their support & they told me that amount would be returned within 3 to 5 days. Its been 10 days &...
  4. howudoin8

    Is SnapNames.com A Scam Company?

    I registered on SnapNames.com some 14 days & my card was repeatedly being declined on registration page. Finally it was accepted but till then my card was charged 6 times by this company. Contacted their support & they told me that amount would be returned within 3 to 5 days. Its been 10 days &...
  5. Adnan Shaikh

    BEWARE !!! @Snapnames are a bunch of robbers

    I was looking for new market places to sell my domain names so I googled and I found @snapnames. I signed up and I was charged a couple times on my card and when I went ahead to list my domain names it was not giving me any option where I could list my domains. I got a chat pop-up asking if I...
  6. Adnan Shaikh

    BEWARE !!! @Snapnames are a bunch of robbers

    I was looking for new market places to sell my domain names so I googled and I found @snapnames. I signed up and I was charged a couple times on my card and when I went ahead to list my domain names it was not giving me any option where I could list my domains. I got a chat pop-up asking if I...
  7. Rt24

    advice Is this a scam?

    I just received this email from the email address: [email protected] _______________________________ Email title is: Our client offers 5 BTC (about $45,000 USD) for AllNYCHotels.com Email message: Hello! I'm a domain broker from a well known hosting company. I represent a buyer who wants to...
  8. Rt24

    advice Is this a scam?

    I just received this email from the email address: [email protected] _______________________________ Email title is: Our client offers 5 BTC (about $45,000 USD) for AllNYCHotels.com Email message: Hello! I'm a domain broker from a well known hosting company. I represent a buyer who wants to...
  9. BrandPlease

    information So, think I see a scam. Want to share

    So, out of the blue I get a couple of emails from AfterNic letting me know that someone has made a price requests. WOW, didn't even remember putting these names on there about 1 yr ago, and they are terrible names, that I plan on dropping. Back to the WOW, wow I'm getting interest on the blah...
  10. BrandPlease

    information So, think I see a scam. Want to share

    So, out of the blue I get a couple of emails from AfterNic letting me know that someone has made a price requests. WOW, didn't even remember putting these names on there about 1 yr ago, and they are terrible names, that I plan on dropping. Back to the WOW, wow I'm getting interest on the blah...
  11. mad409

    security Look out for this MEW imposter phishing site!

    DO NOT click on this site that looks just like the official MEW site. Currently being listed when doing a Bing search and the site is an exact match of the official site. If you go here they will steal all your crypto, beware. Look at the URL before opening your wallet, confirm it's the...
  12. mad409

    security Look out for this MEW imposter phishing site!

    DO NOT click on this site that looks just like the official MEW site. Currently being listed when doing a Bing search and the site is an exact match of the official site. If you go here they will steal all your crypto, beware. Look at the URL before opening your wallet, confirm it's the...
  13. Premium gTLD

    Scam Alert: $25,000 Offer to purchase domain

    So here's the 2nd e-mail I just received after responding to an inquiry on one of my .COM domain names. It came from "Satchico Ishikawa", Vice President of CPI AD Hosting Inc., Tokyo, Japan using the e-mail account [email protected]. Our commission is 6 %. The commission is divided between you...
  14. Premium gTLD

    Scam Alert: $25,000 Offer to purchase domain

    So here's the 2nd e-mail I just received after responding to an inquiry on one of my .COM domain names. It came from "Satchico Ishikawa", Vice President of CPI AD Hosting Inc., Tokyo, Japan using the e-mail account [email protected]. Our commission is 6 %. The commission is divided between you...
  15. Makis.TV

    warning Beware of user costing13: tried selling a domain he didn't own

    Hey guys. costing13 created originally a thread for selling two of his domains: Cryptoshop.com and Cryptoflog.com. After a while that thread was closed while in between me and one more NP member asked more details about Cryptoshop.com which seemed to be a live site. I also sent him a pm asking...
  16. Makis.TV

    warning Beware of user costing13: tried selling a domain he didn't own

    Hey guys. costing13 created originally a thread for selling two of his domains: Cryptoshop.com and Cryptoflog.com. After a while that thread was closed while in between me and one more NP member asked more details about Cryptoshop.com which seemed to be a live site. I also sent him a pm asking...
  17. Omar.

    SCAM EMAIL FROM FAKE UNIREGISTRY EMAIL!! BEWARE!!

    Hello, Well starting the business week with a Scam email that caught my attention, thankfully I got this email in my Junk Email section! And I DID NOT clicked on any of the following dangerous links. Here you have the full email that I just got today from this FAKE Email...
  18. Omar.

    SCAM EMAIL FROM FAKE UNIREGISTRY EMAIL!! BEWARE!!

    Hello, Well starting the business week with a Scam email that caught my attention, thankfully I got this email in my Junk Email section! And I DID NOT clicked on any of the following dangerous links. Here you have the full email that I just got today from this FAKE Email...
  19. dnrabbit

    InFactDomains Scam Fraud

    Just got this email from a certain Gary Gills working at InFact Domains, a company specialising in front running domains and scamming people. ==== We have started accepting offers for the premium domain name BUFAI.COM. This notification gives you the chance to secure this domain name with the...
  20. dnrabbit

    InFactDomains Scam Fraud

    Just got this email from a certain Gary Gills working at InFact Domains, a company specialising in front running domains and scamming people. ==== We have started accepting offers for the premium domain name BUFAI.COM. This notification gives you the chance to secure this domain name with the...
  21. dnrabbit

    DropCatch Bidder Verification Hits New Lows

    There was a time when DropCatch had a very strict bidder verification in place. You had to supply proper IDs and do a credit card verification and shill bidding was very limited. However, in recent times DropCatch bidder verification has new lows. Now, you don't even need to upload any kind of...
  22. dnrabbit

    DropCatch Bidder Verification Hits New Lows

    There was a time when DropCatch had a very strict bidder verification in place. You had to supply proper IDs and do a credit card verification and shill bidding was very limited. However, in recent times DropCatch bidder verification has new lows. Now, you don't even need to upload any kind of...
  23. WhoaDomain.com

    information "Certificate" scam email to buy my domains!

    Long story short. here's the email that was sent to me! Gotta admit! I did reply. First Email: (check out the sending email address!!!) From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 2, 2017 9:09 AM Subject: Offer for purchase of...
  24. WhoaDomain.com

    information "Certificate" scam email to buy my domains!

    Long story short. here's the email that was sent to me! Gotta admit! I did reply. First Email: (check out the sending email address!!!) From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 2, 2017 9:09 AM Subject: Offer for purchase of...
  25. matt_2004

    tips Company looking to buy your domain...

    This is what I found in my inbox the other day (LLLL is one of my new domains): FAO : LLLL.com Domain Owner / Legal Team We are contacting you with regards to a domain name that we believe is currently owned or held by you or your company. We are currently looking for a short domain name to...
  26. matt_2004

    tips Company looking to buy your domain...

    This is what I found in my inbox the other day (LLLL is one of my new domains): FAO : LLLL.com Domain Owner / Legal Team We are contacting you with regards to a domain name that we believe is currently owned or held by you or your company. We are currently looking for a short domain name to...
  27. N

    New Phone Scam Alert!

    Hi this is to inform you guys that during the last week there has been numerous scams via telephone. They will pretend to be your registrar but with a Donuts extension LLC sounding name. The Caller ID will show "Half Moon Ba Ca" with a number 1-650-889-4691. If you are a new user or unaware of...
  28. N

    New Phone Scam Alert!

    Hi this is to inform you guys that during the last week there has been numerous scams via telephone. They will pretend to be your registrar but with a Donuts extension LLC sounding name. The Caller ID will show "Half Moon Ba Ca" with a number 1-650-889-4691. If you are a new user or unaware of...
  29. deez007

    warning Another Scam: Don’t Get Stung: “Domain Name Corp” Scam Targeting Business Owners

    FYI Businesses have been warned by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to keep an eye out for a new scam hitting mailboxes across the country. However this time it’s not email inboxes that are being affected—scams are landing in the actual mailboxes of businesses. A...
  30. deez007

    warning Another Scam: Don’t Get Stung: “Domain Name Corp” Scam Targeting Business Owners

    FYI Businesses have been warned by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to keep an eye out for a new scam hitting mailboxes across the country. However this time it’s not email inboxes that are being affected—scams are landing in the actual mailboxes of businesses. A...
  31. Brian Baird

    Scam Offer Through Efty Landing Page

    I received this scammy message through an unverified inquiry on one of my Efty landing pages: CREATION DATE 11-24-2016 06:12 CLIENT Brian Dunn [email protected] VERIFIED No PHONE 8883196336 OFFER 8883196336 IP 70.112.138.60 Austin (US) MESSAGE I am with AMD FIlm Studios and we are...
  32. Brian Baird

    Scam Offer Through Efty Landing Page

    I received this scammy message through an unverified inquiry on one of my Efty landing pages: CREATION DATE 11-24-2016 06:12 CLIENT Brian Dunn [email protected] VERIFIED No PHONE 8883196336 OFFER 8883196336 IP 70.112.138.60 Austin (US) MESSAGE I am with AMD FIlm Studios and we are...
  33. x11joex11

    Bearglecoin Name.com Scam

    So my fiancee backordered a domain in April 2016 with them. She got her refund last month (October 2016)...only in bearglecoins. They even gave an extra $12 in bearglecoins, each bearglecoin = $1 of credit with their site. Problem is... in the fine print it says you have 60 days to spend it...
  34. x11joex11

    Bearglecoin Name.com Scam

    So my fiancee backordered a domain in April 2016 with them. She got her refund last month (October 2016)...only in bearglecoins. They even gave an extra $12 in bearglecoins, each bearglecoin = $1 of credit with their site. Problem is... in the fine print it says you have 60 days to spend it...
  35. R

    Real face of 1&1 - stay as far as you can

    STAY FAR AWAY FROM 1&1 They recently blocked my account due to a failed transaction ( tried to buy wp hosting from a card with different name, I bought many other domains with same card haven't faced any issues but this transaction got me directly blocked ), my 1&1 is around 3 months old, I...
  36. R

    Real face of 1&1 - stay as far as you can

    STAY FAR AWAY FROM 1&1 They recently blocked my account due to a failed transaction ( tried to buy wp hosting from a card with different name, I bought many other domains with same card haven't faced any issues but this transaction got me directly blocked ), my 1&1 is around 3 months old, I...
  37. Jayseen

    New Scam Bypassed Gmail Spam Filter: [email protected]

    Domain Notification for ******.COM : This is your Final Notice of Domain Listing Domain Notice [email protected] via srs.emailowl.com 2:58 PM (6 hours ago) to Domain Domain Administrator <[email protected]> Attention: Important Notice , DOMAIN...
  38. Jayseen

    New Scam Bypassed Gmail Spam Filter: [email protected]

    Domain Notification for ******.COM : This is your Final Notice of Domain Listing Domain Notice [email protected] via srs.emailowl.com 2:58 PM (6 hours ago) to Domain Domain Administrator <[email protected]> Attention: Important Notice , DOMAIN...
  39. MoMo.Domains

    Domain Sale/Appraisal Scam

    Just wanted to inform everybody about Domain Sale/Appraisal alert Have seen few threads created here with 123-reg addresses and website But recently I received one with hostgator-server.info email address and when you discuss about the sale they ask for appraisal from domain-reports.com which...
  40. MoMo.Domains

    Domain Sale/Appraisal Scam

    Just wanted to inform everybody about Domain Sale/Appraisal alert Have seen few threads created here with 123-reg addresses and website But recently I received one with hostgator-server.info email address and when you discuss about the sale they ask for appraisal from domain-reports.com which...
  41. golan

    security Sold domain on GoDaddy - Got email from the buyer? Or not

    Hello all. I sold a domain on Godaddy auction. After few days checkings, GD sent me email "to contact the buyer through the email buyer link in your "Sold" section" about transferring the domain to him. So i did, i contacted the buyer through that link in my GD account and asked him for his...
  42. golan

    security Sold domain on GoDaddy - Got email from the buyer? Or not

    Hello all. I sold a domain on Godaddy auction. After few days checkings, GD sent me email "to contact the buyer through the email buyer link in your "Sold" section" about transferring the domain to him. So i did, i contacted the buyer through that link in my GD account and asked him for his...
  43. Joe Styler

    Buyer Beware with GoDaddy coupons - current scam

    I wanted to point out something that has been more and more commonplace on NamePros in hopes of helping protect domain buyers. Here's what has been happening: Someone on NamePros posts or advertises in their signature that they can register domains for you at GoDaddy cheaply, say for $3.99 or...
  44. Joe Styler

    Buyer Beware with GoDaddy coupons - current scam

    I wanted to point out something that has been more and more commonplace on NamePros in hopes of helping protect domain buyers. Here's what has been happening: Someone on NamePros posts or advertises in their signature that they can register domains for you at GoDaddy cheaply, say for $3.99 or...
  45. BelgianGuru

    SEDO: Congratulation you domain sold for xxx$??

    Hi, i just received a couple of messages from Sedo with the subject Congratulation you domain sold for 388$(294$ after they take their commission)?? the problems: 1. i paid more to acquire this domain 2. i never listed this domain at this Bin, 388$ was the minimum offer? 3. they sold the...
  46. BelgianGuru

    SEDO: Congratulation you domain sold for xxx$??

    Hi, i just received a couple of messages from Sedo with the subject Congratulation you domain sold for 388$(294$ after they take their commission)?? the problems: 1. i paid more to acquire this domain 2. i never listed this domain at this Bin, 388$ was the minimum offer? 3. they sold the...
  47. DomDB

    BigRock does not pay out affiliate earnings

    This probably won't come as a surprise. According to my BigRock affiliate reports, as of November 2015, I've earned $83 dollars in affiliate commissions. It is now March 2016 and I've never received a payment from them. Their minimum payout threshold is $50 USD after 45 days. I've contacted...
  48. DomDB

    BigRock does not pay out affiliate earnings

    This probably won't come as a surprise. According to my BigRock affiliate reports, as of November 2015, I've earned $83 dollars in affiliate commissions. It is now March 2016 and I've never received a payment from them. Their minimum payout threshold is $50 USD after 45 days. I've contacted...
  49. Ms Domainer

    Sophisticated Appraisal Scam -- uses <1and1-support.info>; poses as 1and1 Vice President

    First email: Domain Broker <[email protected]> Hello! I represent a professional investor from Luxembourg who wants to buy XXXXXXX.com for a new project. I located your contact information in a domain name whois lookup and understand that you own the domain name. Are you still...
  50. Ms Domainer

    Sophisticated Appraisal Scam -- uses <1and1-support.info>; poses as 1and1 Vice President

    First email: Domain Broker <[email protected]> Hello! I represent a professional investor from Luxembourg who wants to buy XXXXXXX.com for a new project. I located your contact information in a domain name whois lookup and understand that you own the domain name. Are you still...
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