Domain appraisal scam, DMS Software

[gardenplant]

Hello, just to give you a heads up on another domain appraisal scammer. The company is DMS Software and the email you'll recieve looks like this:


Hello,

What is the price in US dollars or euros you can accept for your domain name?

Our company develops software in Visual C++ and Delphi. We work as contractors.

If you offer more domains for sale with good reselling potential please email us your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Anthony Norton, Ph. D.
CEO
DMS Software



With the final pitch being this:


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. To avoid
mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies in a
forum
http://domaintalk.ourplace.com/Archive/296814.htm

Just 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.

 

[contentpro]

Hello, just to give you a heads up on another domain appraisal scammer. The company is DMS Software and the email you'll recieve looks like this:


Hello,

What is the price in US dollars or euros you can accept for your domain name?

Our company develops software in Visual C++ and Delphi. We work as contractors.

If you offer more domains for sale with good reselling potential please email us your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Anthony Norton, Ph. D.
CEO
DMS Software



With the final pitch being this:


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. To avoid
mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies in a
forum
http://domaintalk.ourplace.com/Archive/296814.htm

Just 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.

I have been a victim of this, But it was not Anthony Norton, it was Richard Norton and he was the CEO of STL Consultancy.

I've been trying to think and figure as to why would someone do this? Do people get a commission or brokerage fees from appraisal sites for promoting their products?

I believe it is people like these who are giving domain investments a bad name.
I also know that good buy outs happen through personal contact, and such happenings is going to affect the way we domain resellers do business.....what say ppl?