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Boy these guys just don't stop....domain in question: 9x2.net
here's the latest...

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Hello,

I came across Internet auctions and found your domain for sale. We consider investing in names as an additional income. Of course, we are not going to develop each and every domain name. We prefer to resell them later at higher price.

Please email me price for your domain name. If it's reasonable we'll do business.

If you have other domain names for sale please send us the complete list with prices for consideration.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,
Robert Hegglund, Ph. D.
President
TG Technologies
return email is : [email protected]

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What do they expect ?
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For a Ph. D, that guy sure gets around! :p
 
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Yeah, they should consider changing their email - it's been all over the place.
 
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LOL, yep, same person, same scam. Atleast they finally changed the format of the emails :lol:
 
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I never responded to this one - if I had of, it would
have been followed up with, "let's get it appraised"
and use my friends company to do it...lol
I guess there are newbies that get caught in this stuff...
I know the first time I got one I was jumping up and down,
then I came into Namepros and I was set straight....(thanks NP members)
Without them I'd be out quite a few bucks with worthless apprasials....
Good to keep the word fresh... :)
 
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I wish I'd get one of those, I wanna have some fun with him. ;)
 
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B33R said:
I wish I'd get one of those, I wanna have some fun with him. ;)


Kinda why I put the return email that was attached with it ;)
You can all act as my broker... :hehe:
 
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Du h

It is PhD and not Ph space D.
 
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I just got this email in my inbox:

HAXW.COM

Hello,

Our company develops software so domain investing is not our main business. Just additional way to generate income.

Please email me price for your domain name mentioned in the subject line. If it's reasonable we'll do business.

If you have other domain names for sale please send us the complete list with prices for consideration.

I'm a very busy person so it may take several hours before I respond :)

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,
Robert Hegglund, Ph. D.
President
Opera Software

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NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged
information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any
viewing, copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by
unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message
and deleting it from your computer.

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He did not give me a return address, but the email used was [email protected]. I went to operaen.com and it's a German website. I responded as if I was interested and am awaiting his reply. I will post it when I get it back.
 
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MOGBase said:
I just got this email in my inbox:



He did not give me a return address, but the email used was [email protected]. I went to operaen.com and it's a German website. I responded as if I was interested and am awaiting his reply. I will post it when I get it back.


I'll bet ya he'll ask you to get an apprasial
:)
 
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Last time I got one of these I replied and said he could have the domain for $5.

He didn't reply back.
 
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I got a message almost exactly the same.
 
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just got one myself with a variation.

Hello,

Our company develops software so domain investing is not our main business. Just additional way to generate income.

Please email me price for your domain name mentioned in the subject line. If it's reasonable we'll do business.

If you have other domain names for sale please send us the complete list with prices for consideration.

I'm a very busy person so it may take several hours before I respond :)

Looking forward to do business with you.

Since he's a very busy person, I didn't want to trouble him with a response :)

Google operaen.com returns some interesting reads on the scam.

....we could spam 'em if they're interested in selling their site :)

gopher PhD
 
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Heh.. Thanks people.. I was so dumb. Until I done one little research on this ;)

This is my story:

From: "Hegglund" <[email protected]> Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To: "XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: sexlinux.org
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:54:36 +0400
I need a proof that our price is fair. I hope you understand the importance
of this question.

Usually, people who are selling names or web sites, provide buyers with
appraisals. This is a common practice and I'm not going to change this rule
because it's the best way to protect an investment.

I heard many appraisal companies often made inaccurate appraisals. So I
cannot accept appraisal from each and every site. I will only accept
appraisals from independent appraisal companies I know and trust.

Reading responses from experienced sellers I was impressed by one reply:
"Many Internet users are not smart enough and popular domain brokers are
using this fact to make money. They offer them cheap appraisal services. But
if their customers would have something in their heads they'd understand
experts could not make a professional research for $15-$20. These appraisals
are made by machines. Easy money for such appraisers as
http://www.Afternic.com and several other major brokers that offer cheap
auto-generated appraisals. In my eyes, all services under $60-$65 are not
manual and the results are generated by special scripts. I don't trust
auto-generated appraisals."

The same is true for GoDaddy and SEDO. Their services are not manual. They
are just collecting money using their well-known names.

Thank you for understanding. I'm looking forward to do business with you.

----- Original Message -----
From: XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
To: Hegglund
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: sexlinux.org

I am not paying for an appraisal, why dont you pay for it, and we will deduce that from the domain value. But in case that the appraisal price is higher then $90, you pay anything higher then that. Also, in case the value of the domain is less then $200 according to that company, the same happens (you pay the whole appraisal price).

If you are not buying the domain, you pay for the whole value of the appraisal. In any case $4,000 is a minimum, no matter the appraisal's suggested value.

In case you agree with all this, we can get down to business. The reason my conditions are like this are the possibility of a scam: I have to make sure you are not somehow working for a domain appraisal company.


Hegglund <[email protected]> wrote:

4,000 USD. Ok.

Do you sell the name only without web site? I'm interested in the name so web site is not so important.

Do you have an appraisal certificate for your domain name?

Domain name is an investment for me. In other words I'm going to sell your name later and make a profit. If I overpay I won't be able to make a profit in the future. It's very important for you and me to know the current market value of your domain.

Of course, we must be sure that you are engaging a reputable appraisal company. I heard many appraisal companies often made inaccurate appraisals. I will only accept appraisals from independent sources I trust.
I heard some appraisal companies often made inaccurate appraisals. So I will only accept appraisals from independent sources I
To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies in a forum
http://domaintalk.ourplace.com/Archive/82046.htm
Juck check this posting.

If the appraisal comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. I also hope you can give me 10% - 15% discount of the appraised value.

After I get an appraisal from you we'll continue our negotiations.

How do you prefer to get paid: www.escrow.com, www.PayPal.com check or wire?

Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

Looking forward to your reply.

----- Original Message -----
From: XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
To: Hegglund
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: sexlinux.org

I would be happy with $4,000 ;)

Hegglund <[email protected]> wrote:

I need to know the lowest price you can accept.

What is your price range: $5,000 or $10,000 or even higher?

Please send it to me via email as soon as possible.

----- Original Message -----
From: XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
To: Opera Software
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 1:42 AM
Subject: Re: sexlinux.org

Hello Robert,
I'm really glad you contacted me.
Why don't you give me a price offer?

Opera Software <[email protected]> wrote:


Hello,

Our company develops software so domain investing is not our main business. Just additional way to generate income.

Please email me price for your domain name mentioned in the subject line. If it's reasonable we'll do business.

If you have other domain names for sale please send us the complete list with prices for consideration.

I'm a very busy person so it may take several hours before I respond :)

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,
Robert Hegglund, Ph. D.
President
Opera Software

============================================================================
NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged
information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any
viewing, copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by
unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message
and deleting it from your computer.

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HI

This is an old story and most professional domainers will see a scam when they get an offer LOL

I have had more then I can remember...

That response has scam written all over it... reply to it and they will ask for you to get an appraisal for the domain name and LOL they will recommend a company they have used in the past.... LOL a company or person they know..

Just press the DELETE BUTTON on your keyboard..

Thanks
Tom Dahne
 
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