I got scammed here at namepros by another user, read to learn

[MA000]

Hello,

here is the story :

a "New Member" has created a new thread in the "Domain Buyer Requests" Section, he asked for Hostility.com or Hostilities. com or similar domains for $5,000 .. thread url : https://www.namepros.com/threads/wtb-hostility-hostilities-com-budget-up-to-5-000.1357592/

i contacted him and i tried to close a deal with him, but i realized that both domains were available for sale .. so i told him that .. and i asked him to contact the owners .. but i saw that both names were listed under 6-figure & make offer .. so both names were out of his budget.

he started to motivate me .. so i told him that i will try to negotiate for one of those names for him ... i started my search .. i found that one of those names was listed for sale at another marketplace for $XXX .. so i purchased the name for him to get extra profit.

i thought that he was honest and serious person .. but i was wrong .. he was the owner of the name .. he created a scam thread in the requests section to sell his name : S : S

he posted a first thread here with his first account and he offered his name for sale for $xxx .. url : https://www.namepros.com/threads/ho...expires-07-2026-free-namebright-push.1357513/

when ho got no buyers .. he started to scam us .. he created another thread with a new account in the requests section and he asked for the same name after few hours .. he was trying to sell his name with his second scam thread .

namepros is a trusted community and i am using it for very long years .. this thread got no offense to namepros , but this is a warning to everybody so we could be more careful in such situations ..

i hope namepros moderators could take some action with both accounts of this guy .. he added privacy to his account now.

thanks.

 

[pb]

I don't get it, he looked to buy hostility.com or hostilities.com and you somehow ended buying hostilitie.com from him?

 

[MA000]

I don't get it, he looked to buy hostility.com or hostilities.com and you somehow ended buying hostilitie.com from him?

lool.. the scammer just changed the content of his second thread which he made with his gold account .. he changed the domain name from hostilities.com to hostilitie.com in his second thread .. the domain name is hostilities.com and its a one word domain.

 

[alop]

I think hostilities could be a 2 word mash up

Hostile utility?

good for branding

 

[forge]

l

 

[DomainRecap]

My take did not include the OP being primarily motivated by greed.

Then why was he buying a domain the other guy supposedly wanted in order to sell it to him at a profit?

Mental illness?

 

[forge]

in order to sell it to him at a profit

yeah, it's so convoluted that I mistook who was the actual con. I guess both.

 

[Billidn]

Use Escrow.com for any deals and you won't get burned!!!

 

[DomainRecap]

Use Escrow.com for any deals and you won't get burned!!!

Escrow wouldn't help in this case.

 

[DomainRecap]

yeah, it's so convoluted that I mistook who was the actual con. I guess both.

Exactly, and greedy, unethical people are the easiest to scam because they're also looking to scam.

 

[ThreeD]

Nothing wrong with namepros! Guy had zero feedbacks, major red flag! That's why namepros feedbacks matter. Most people here would NOT deal with zero feedbacks guy. You did not follow namepros guides and had a deal with zero feedback guy.

I agree that zero feedback may be a red flag, but it doesn't necessarily have to mean anything. Personally I've bought and sold plenty of domains in the early days of NP, but back in the days giving feedback wasn't as common or needed as much as it is today. The reason my feedback score is stuck at "0" is simply because I haven't bought or sold domains here in the last 10+ years.

 

[Wesley S]

kinda clever, if we werent against this kind of thing, you ask for a domain at a certain price (knowing its your domain) and then you put it up for sell cheap and some broker buys it and tries to get 3x their money on it. And you just say adieu and take the money. hmmm. Why do these genius people waste so much of their time on criminal ideas? oh well. Sorry this happened to you.

SAVE THE WORLD, SAVE THE WHALES, SAVE US! WITH YOUR INTELLIGENCE. geesh! (we are such dumbasses.)

 

[DomainRecap]

kinda clever, if we werent against this kind of thing, you ask for a domain at a certain price (knowing its your domain) and then you put it up for sell cheap and some broker buys it and tries to get 3x their money on it. And you just say adieu and take the money. hmmm.

This is an old trick and probably goes back to ancient times when Ibrahim came up with the scheme whereby he proclaimed to all his intention to buy fresh hummus for 3 dinar per 100 quintar, and whose brother down the road serendipitously sold fresh hummus for only 1 dinar per 100 quintar.

When the greedy men arrived back with their carts full of hummus seeking the agreed-upon price, Ibrahim would sadly state that he had just purchased his monthly allotment only minutes ago and could accept no more.

And that's how we have the Fake Buyer scam.

 

[Acroplex]

@DomainRecap Ah, the memories of arbitrage traffic between Yahoo/Google!

 

[scithe]

There's 8 seasons of Hustle. The entire premise of the show is that you can't cheat an honest man. For those who want something for nothing, you give them nothing for something.

I'm sorry to hear this happened. These sorts of things happen in many different parts of life and not just the internet. $200 is a valuable lesson.

Thankfully hostilities.com is a decent dictionary domain name. There's so many conflicts going on in the world right now. A wordpress blog or even a site like https://newsasfacts.com/ ought to sell in time. I would have snagged it as a $10 expiring domain and would have probably priced it 500-1k

A good lesson for all domainers though is before you buy: who are my customers? If your answer is 1 person, you probably shouldn't buy the domain. Focus on the domains where you have the most possible buyers. Imagine if you had been scammed into buying domain.com or beer.com for $200...that wouldn't be a bad situation to be in. [Edit: Also be wary of someone offering a million dollar domain name for $200]

 

[DomainRecap]

There's 8 seasons of Hustle. The entire premise of the show is that you can't cheat an honest man.

Exactly and it boggles my mind how people fall for these obvious scams, but I'm as honest as the day is long and am not looking for anything that isn't owed me.

In addition to greedy/unethical people being prime marks, people who have inherited money are another one. They think because they're rich that they're inherently smart and usually it's the total opposite. There is usually a reason they're inheriting something, as their parents don't know what else to do with them.

The rest of the kids are out pursuing their careers, while Jimmy is at home playing video games at 32. The mother will implore, "Just give him the business George!", when this nimrod can't even hold down a job.

I've seen this myself watching friends who have inherited money or businesses from their parents. The agent uses terms like "only a truly intelligent businessman could understand the possibilities of this investment" or "I wouldn't take this deal to someone without your incredible business acumen", while selling them junk or something useful, but at double or triple the standard price.

One guy I know got talked into buying a house for $1.8 million for his family's multi-unit medical business (when his father sent him out to rent a mall location), and he kicked his idiot son up and down the block ("but Dad, you're not seeing the possibilities of this great investment!"), while getting his lawyers involved to squeeze out of the deal.

You could sell these idiots magic beans if you play up to their illogical "money = intelligence" mentality.

 

[Haroon Basha]

Pardon me for my frank appraisal, Namepro.com has become a handy den for scammers and looters. Several suggestions to Namepros to control the Buyers Requests met with deaf response. Everyday, these scammers are coming with unique tricks to cheat the honest and innocent members here. Wake up Namepros, before it is too late. @Alfa Mod Team

 

[Brother Bob]

Hello,

here is the story :

a "New Member" has created a new thread in the "Domain Buyer Requests" Section, he asked for Hostility.com or Hostilities. com or similar domains for $5,000 .. thread url : https://www.namepros.com/threads/wtb-hostility-hostilities-com-budget-up-to-5-000.1357592/

i contacted him and i tried to close a deal with him, but i realized that both domains were available for sale .. so i told him that .. and i asked him to contact the owners .. but i saw that both names were listed under 6-figure & make offer .. so both names were out of his budget.

he started to motivate me .. so i told him that i will try to negotiate for one of those names for him ... i started my search .. i found that one of those names was listed for sale at another marketplace for $XXX .. so i purchased the name for him to get extra profit.

i thought that he was honest and serious person .. but i was wrong .. he was the owner of the name .. he created a scam thread in the requests section to sell his name : S : S

he posted a first thread here with his first account and he offered his name for sale for $xxx .. url : https://www.namepros.com/threads/ho...expires-07-2026-free-namebright-push.1357513/

when ho got no buyers .. he started to scam us .. he created another thread with a new account in the requests section and he asked for the same name after few hours .. he was trying to sell his name with his second scam thread .

namepros is a trusted community and i am using it for very long years .. this thread got no offense to namepros , but this is a warning to everybody so we could be more careful in such situations ..

i hope namepros moderators could take some action with both accounts of this guy .. he added privacy to his account now.

thanks.

Sorry for your loss! Everything works together for our benefit; you might sell the name someday for a higher price. Whether you are a new member or a vip, it doesn't change much. If I were in your shoes, i would have insisted on the buyer depositing first using escrow account with one of the top VIPs before acquiring names. A VIP can also set up a new account and sell their names. Everyone's chasing profits, but they forget that money gained through deceit doesn't stick around. When a buyer starts pushing you, just know something's off. Again, sorry for your loss. There's a Chinese proverb that goes, 'Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!' A criminal will always be a criminal, regardless of their title or whether they have 100 feedbacks or none. As for me, i find NamePros to be safe; all transactions are done through escrow! I really love NamePros.

@NamePros admins, i believe it would be beneficial to implement escrow services for inhouse members when a seller has concerns about a buyer. In such cases, sellers could be directed to utilize Namepros escrow services, which would entail a nominal escrow commission. Also, users should have the option to engage with external escrow services if they choose to do so; however, it should be noted that if any issues arise, those users may not receive assistance.

 

[scithe]

How does a real escrow actually work though? I thought there was some sort of licensing where not just anyone can open up their own escrow biz. From there, those guys are either banking that their commissions will beat the number of credit card chargebacks they lose or perhaps are able to find an insurance company who will take a bet that the escrow biz will make more in commissions and pay more in premiums than the insurance company will pay out on chargebacks.

Namepros might find themselves losing money if they become the victims of phony domain sale scams.

 

[Brother Bob]

How does a real escrow actually work though? I thought there was some sort of licensing where not just anyone can open up their own escrow biz. From there, those guys are either banking that their commissions will beat the number of credit card chargebacks they lose or perhaps are able to find an insurance company who will take a bet that the escrow biz will make more in commissions and pay more in premiums than the insurance company will pay out on chargebacks.

Namepros might find themselves losing money if they become the victims of phony domain sale scams.

You don't need a license for private escrow services. Perhaps a new tap for escrow could be introduced, along with a brief note guiding users on how it works. Both parties can initiate a conversation and then add a moderator, or the available VIP admin or business owner. The admin will provide cryptocurrency account details for making deposits, avoiding credit card links, as domain sales should be conducted using secure methods, preferably Trc20, since it doesn't fluctuate. Once the buyer confirms receipt of the goods, the admin will release the funds to the seller, and the admin will take a certain commission.

 

[LaunchUp.com]

I think you knew you were being scammed(You hinted at it yourself), but you didn't want to believe it. It's like when publishers clearing house sends you emails and you want to believe they will show up at your door with a big check and a nice car.

The scammer, played on your greed and desperation for money...
You know if you could find the listing, then imagine the guy or gal requesting the name- they would have found that long before you.

1. The trick is - work with someone or create multiple accounts....
2. list the domain for sale at a decent price - not too high
3. from a different account, put in a buyer request for the said name...
4. wait for a naive fish to bite the bait...(you sir were not naive) you were something else- with all due respect- because you knew better.
5. Drooling on the opportunity to flip the name and resell it for a big prophet.. you bit the bait.. line, hook and sinker. (you could have showed integrity and integrity would have saved you too) like her bro.. the name is here for sale.. here's the link.. buy now. but no... lemme get this bag... (Your own lust for money in any which way is what got you.. not the scammer).

The lesson from this is to learn and build up your own character. Because you knew better and still got scammed.
Scammers will always be around... but put integrity over profit next time and you will win or avoid being scammed. Nobody is perfect, including myself. but the one lesson i learned in life is this: put the responsibility on yourself, rather than on others and you will never be a victim to anyone.

For Namepros and other members: I have said this before and people pushed it aside...
When you see an account with absolutely no reviews, putting up elon musk money requests, like i will pay 50-100k for your name.. always be cautious. I can almost guarantee that more than 80% of those are scammers.

I think namepros should put in a system where you must atleast have 5 good reviews before you can do a massive deal. and if someone is new... do a verification on them before they can make such massive requests. privately, like hey, we have to uphold the integrity of our platform.. we must know you are who you say you are... so if something bad goes down.. we know exactly who you are. and hopefully avoid that all together.

But i must admit- that's a shytload of work to do......and namepros isn't escrow...
So each person needs to step up and do your own due dilligence.

The scammers that make the most unregulated food in the world, have taken over Namepros...