JanO
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Hello everybody,
My name is Jan and I'm from the Netherlands (therefore my English isn't perfect)
I breed horses for a living.
I've registered my first (and last for 9 years) domain, with the intention to sell it later, in 2008. It was a .in domain & I still have it. Between 2008 and a few months ago I've done nothing regarding domaining
A few months ago I received an email from Japan from a domain broker, asking if my domain is still available, because he has a client that wants to buy the domain I registered in 2008. He found me via public Whois.
I was very excited because I might sell my first domain but also nervous because I asked him to send me an offer but I had no idea what a reasonable price was.
He sent me an (unbelievable) offer, I was very excited.
Turned out it was all for nothing because it was a scam. He asked for a certificate in Japanese. I had to pay 250 dollar for such a certificate. Obvious he ran the certificate site. The domain and emailadres he used for his initial offer was just 1 letter different from a real domain broker company. The altered url was redirected to this real existing Japanese company.
I haven't paid a penny because a member of another forum made me aware of the scam on time.
The good thing that came from all of this was that I have enlightened myself in the domain business (including reading on this forum. I've learned a lot from you guys; thanks!) and am really excited about the opportunities as well as the domain-community; mainly nice people I've come across who are willing to help and share information.
In the last weeks I've registered & bought more domains (about 60) mostly generic words with .in extension because I truly believe India will be a booming market 'tomorrow'. I think I'm already holding some gems but hey; who doesn't?
Any thoughts are welcome.
Cheers from the Netherlands,
Jan
My name is Jan and I'm from the Netherlands (therefore my English isn't perfect)
I breed horses for a living.
I've registered my first (and last for 9 years) domain, with the intention to sell it later, in 2008. It was a .in domain & I still have it. Between 2008 and a few months ago I've done nothing regarding domaining
A few months ago I received an email from Japan from a domain broker, asking if my domain is still available, because he has a client that wants to buy the domain I registered in 2008. He found me via public Whois.
I was very excited because I might sell my first domain but also nervous because I asked him to send me an offer but I had no idea what a reasonable price was.
He sent me an (unbelievable) offer, I was very excited.
Turned out it was all for nothing because it was a scam. He asked for a certificate in Japanese. I had to pay 250 dollar for such a certificate. Obvious he ran the certificate site. The domain and emailadres he used for his initial offer was just 1 letter different from a real domain broker company. The altered url was redirected to this real existing Japanese company.
I haven't paid a penny because a member of another forum made me aware of the scam on time.
The good thing that came from all of this was that I have enlightened myself in the domain business (including reading on this forum. I've learned a lot from you guys; thanks!) and am really excited about the opportunities as well as the domain-community; mainly nice people I've come across who are willing to help and share information.
In the last weeks I've registered & bought more domains (about 60) mostly generic words with .in extension because I truly believe India will be a booming market 'tomorrow'. I think I'm already holding some gems but hey; who doesn't?
Any thoughts are welcome.
Cheers from the Netherlands,
Jan
