report Attempted domain theft ?

[wolfis.com]

on saturday night ( prime time for domain theft ) i got an email all in russian that read ( after translation )

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GoDaddy received a request from Dmitry Volkov by [email protected] of 14 May 2016 on the transfer of registration records under our control.

You received this message because you are the owner of a registered trade mark or the administrative contact for the domain name. If you are not the owner of the domain, or transfer to a new owner, please forward this communication to the owner of the account, to complete the transfer process.

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( there is more on this email like the security key - the domain name and what to do the transfer the domain to godaddy.com )

i never ever use godaddy.com for anything ( in the past 15 years ) as they did me wrong a very long time ago .

i emailed the person to stop trying to steal my domain and i get a very nasty email back the he bought i at godaddy as it was listed for sale there . ( i never ever list anything at godaddy.com EVER )

he also said that he supposibly already paid for the domain at godaddy.com .

question : if his story where true , should i have not gotten any email from godaddy that the domain is sold and that the buyer paid for it ?

remember i did not list any domain at godaddy.com and i did not get any email from godaddy other than the transfer request - which also does not say anything about the domain being sold or been paid for .

there is not whois protect on that domain and the domain name was listed during that time on this forum ...

what do you think ?

 

[Sinh]

For Dmitry Volkov by [email protected], He has just bought my domain epl.biz from my listing at Godaddy.

Godaddy has confirmed that he has paid to my domain and I have transferred this domain to him this morning.

I don't think he is a thief or scam here. I think the problem above happened, perhaps he bought transfer domains service from Godaddy and he typed a wrong name of the domain (mistake on spelling...)

For security, I always contact the buyer from my Godaddy Account for the information of domains transfer

 

[Sinh]

And this afternoon, I have just sold some good domains to him as well from my Godaddy account. I make sure he is a real person with real deals.

 

[DomainEmpire.com]

Don't be scared, Dmitry Volkov is a genuine buyer simply he submitted a direct transfer request not knowing the Afternic staff will have assisted him in a second time with the whole process
We've just sold 3 domains to him and they've been regularly paid.
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Yes, you've sold some names through Afternic.com if you got a transfer request from him ... Afternic is slow in confirming a sale (usually this happens after few days) but you can just get in toich with your Afternic agent to verify the genuinity of the deal..

 

[Page Howe]

hello all, im also in the midst of one of these. I guess we have ot imagine the first time we walked into a Costco and bought everything in site.

i agree with latest posters, the transfer message comes, but dont forward til transfer and payment are approved.

buyer isnt told about 5 day hold so they think, hey the transfer is being held up, the godaddy transfer system says the transfer is waiting for action.

Prior method held up sending out codes (at least for me) but then wouldnt send them out when 5 day period elapsed.

I still think the autotransfer adds to trouble becuase its adds a transaction that coudl have trouble (a transfer) to what we really want, the sale.

And then the response form godady was without the transfer and some payment, the above $5k sales would go to auction falsely.

Go back to the issue at hand. Until a payment fails seems like this is a real buyer??

TO the first guy who posted, did you get the transfer message on a name you had listed at auction, or a random name, theta would be different.

Everyone else check your auctions listings. probably you never know what your autorenwing your listing of for years and years

Page Howe

 

[Page Howe]

i also think its possible that the transfer message , in russian, comes when he buys the name and checks out, Then there may be some safety checks and you dont get the "Your domain sold" message til the next day.

Like others above, for me the transaction is pending authorization, i can contact the buyer through the system once funds are approved and send codes securely as joe suggested above.

page

 

[Koooo]

I just sold several domains on godaddy this week, I got the funds very soon and already finished the transfer. He is the real person who buy the domains with real deals.

 

[Skyvisum]

I just sold him one of my LLL.biz on Afternic and got paid.Must be a communication error somewhere.

 

[Joe Styler]

There are some real sales in the thread. Please check your auctions account and make sure the names are in your sold section and then wait for the funds to clear. When the money is cleared we know the funds are good and then you get a link in your sold section to contact the buyer and move the domain. If the domain name is already at GoDaddy the name will auto move to the buyer as soon as the funds clear. If you do not think you sold a domain double check your sold section at auctions.godaddy.com or contact auctions support for further help.

 

[bazabizo]

I sold him some LLL domains this week also! He is a genuine buyer!

 

[Joe Styler]

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I have sold one domain to him and it shows on my godaddy auction account above, Are you sure his a scam? should i lock the domain?

No not unless someone gives me a specific domain name and their account details etc. However, going from what he said which is he received an email asking him to move a domain he had not listed for sale and seeing that the email he received is not from us then it would appear to be very suspicious. As I have stated throughout the thread finding out for sure is easy enough by logging in and checking your account as you have done. Either way I would wait for the official notification from GoDaddy that it is ok to move the domain before doing so.

 

[bazabizo]

Guys simply, the russian guy does automatically initiate a transfer request from GD for any domain he buys from anywhere, so that he moves it to his GD account!
He bought the domains from me from Afternic, and initiated transfer requests for all, but mostly where cancelled by GD as domains werent eligible for transfer, so I pushed the domains to Afternic's escrow account adn then the guy had them!

 

[Acroplex]

Looks like an over-active domain buyer. He has more than 10,000 domains although quality seems to be lacking a lot Just do as @Joe Styler said and wait for notifications from GoDaddy.

 

[BrandChimp]

I am not saying it's not possible to sell a domain at godaddy , however it is highly unlikely to have sold it there if you do not list them for auction .

Also on think is for sure , it has to show in your godaddy account if you sold a domain someplace !

Brandbucket found two of my listed domains at godaddy auction. It is not in my auction panel. Sometimes the previous owner forget to remove his domain name from godaddy auction.

However, The email you have received looks like a scam.

 

[Sinh]

Guys simply, the russian guy does automatically initiate a transfer request from GD for any domain he buys from anywhere, so that he moves it to his GD account!
He bought the domains from me from Afternic, and initiated transfer requests for all, but mostly where cancelled by GD as domains werent eligible for transfer, so I pushed the domains to Afternic's escrow account adn then the guy had them!

yes, I think so. He is a real person with real deals.

 

[Domainzy]

I got over a dozen pending sales with this buyer, seems legit. I have no reason to believe they are a scammer. But I never send domains before GoDaddy instructs me to.

Regards,
Jeffrey

 

[Sinh]

I got over a dozen pending sales with this buyer, seems legit. I have no reason to believe they are a scammer. But I never send domains before GoDaddy instructs me to.

Regards,
Jeffrey

Yes, We should follow up Godaddy confirmation and I have no reason to believe he is a scammer as well. He has been a good buyer until now.

 

[claudedauman]

I currently have a number of transactions in progress, at GoDaddy, with this buyer (Dmitry). We have had a number of communications and he has been very professional. Payments were submitted promptly to GoDaddy and the domains are showing a current status of "Funds received, authorization pending."

I have sold a great many domain names through GoDaddy auctions, to buyers around the world. In my experience, It is not uncommon to receive transfer notification emails, with transaction ID's and security codes immediately after a buyer has made a purchase. These emails are often in the native language of the buyer.

As a seller, it is always important to wait until GoDaddy approves a transfer, before unlocking the domain and submitting the codes to any buyer. As Joe Styler previously indicated, it is always best to contact buyers from inside your account using the sold section of your auctions.godaddy.com account.

As to why someone might receive notification that one of their domain names has sold, even though they hadn't listed it for sale, the most common is when a previous owner had the name listed for sale and never bothered to remove the for sale listing after the domain name sold or expired. This is why, as a domain owner, domain name stewardship is really important.

Looking deeper into this thread, it appears than a number of NPers have had positive experiences with Dmitry. Once again, my experience with Dmitry has been positive as well. I will report back once GoDaddy approves the transfers and my current domain name transactions with Dmitry are completed.

All the best,
Claude

 

[Sinh]

I currently have a number of transactions in progress, at GoDaddy, with this buyer (Dmitry). We have had a number of communications and he has been very professional. Payments were submitted promptly to GoDaddy and the domains are showing a current status of "Funds received, authorization pending."

I have sold a great many domain names through GoDaddy auctions, to buyers around the world. In my experience, It is not uncommon to receive transfer notification emails, with transaction ID's and security codes immediately after a buyer has made a purchase. These emails are often in the native language of the buyer.

As a seller, it is always important to wait until GoDaddy approves a transfer, before unlocking the domain and submitting the codes to any buyer. As Joe Styler previously indicated, it is always best to contact buyers from inside your account using the sold section of your auctions.godaddy.com account.

As to why someone might receive notification that one of their domain names has sold, even though they hadn't listed it for sale, the most common is when a previous owner had the name listed for sale and never bothered to remove the for sale listing after the domain name sold or expired. This is why, as a domain owner, domain name stewardship is really important.

Looking deeper into this thread, it appears than a number of NPers have had positive experiences with Dmitry. Once again, my experience with Dmitry has been positive as well. I will report back once GoDaddy approves the transfers and my current domain name transactions with Dmitry are completed.

All the best,
Claude

I agree with you, Dmitry is a real buyer with real deals, I have some transactions in progress with him at Godaddy as well.

 

[henrik41]

I wanted to follow up with everyone to say that dmitry volkov is real and not a scam at all. I got my escrow transfert today and all is fine. so please no false rumors. Thanks.

Henrik

 

[claudedauman]

I wanted to follow-up with everyone as well. GoDaddy approved transfer of the first domain name which Dmitry Volkov purchased from us.

My experience with Dmitry has been exceedingly positive.

Claude