Is this a scam?

[joshny]

xxx

to me

Hello!

I'm a broker of an investor from Toronto (Canada). He wants to buy xxx

My client has $518,000 budget for 40-50 domains. Please specify your asking price in the subject of your message.

Our company is in a web hosting business. We also provide brokerage services for domain buyers.

If you have other domains please email me the list with prices. I may offer your domains for sale to my clients.

How can we transfer money to you (escrow, wire, Paypal or Western Union)?

Best Regards,

xxx
xxxx

xxx




I FOUND THIS EMAIL IN MY SPAM BOX, is this a scam? i have replied ,if he asks for an appraisal ,it's obviously one,but what if that's not the case

 

[PremiumDomains4Sale]

Possible appraisal scam. It is a common thing. I would just ignore.

 

[jideofor]

Screw you The new guy for using Nigeria in this context. And you know say hi to my middle finger... What gives you the effontery to label this a 'Nigerian' when there was no clue of it?

Everyone in this industry get this all the time... Last time checked, there are less than 20 Nigerians that are into domain biz.

Someone told you it's scam but you were hell bent on going through with the deal...

Rubbish!

 

[Paul]

Screw you The new guy for using Nigeria in this context. And you know say hi to my middle finger... What gives you the effontery to label this a 'Nigerian' when there was no clue of it?

Everyone in this industry get this all the time... Last time checked, there are less than 20 Nigerians that are into domain biz.

Someone told you it's scam but you were hell bent on going through with the deal...

Rubbish!

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. There's a particular type of scam called the Nigerian Prince scam where the attacker traditionally claims to be a prince from Nigeria. I was referencing that, not really Nigeria. It can be any country, but that's just what it's called. I didn't name it.

 

[Rick Pereira]

Hello!

I'm a representative of an investor from Plymouth (UK). He wants to purchase xxxx

My client has $529,000 budget for 30-40 domains. Please specify your asking price in the subject of your message.

Our company is in a web hosting business. We also provide brokerage services for domain buyers.

If you have other domains please email me the list with prices. I may offer your domains for sale to my clients.

How can we transfer money to you (escrow, wire, Paypal or Western Union)?

Best Regards,

Michael Zollenberg

Vice President | VPCSpace Hosting Solutions

Switzerland
Basel
Centralbahnstrasse 15
Phone: 061 859 43 612



Uff got worried because both emails look so similar, glad to see this one is from the UK, so its probably legit.

 

[DnEbook]

I think ask for their phone number then go to ask if you can ring at dinner time

 

[sivabiz]

Today I got such an email.

Hello!
I have a request from my buyer for purchasing XXXXXXX.
My client has six-figure budget for 70-72 domains. He invests in domains with good potential almost every month.
Please email me your desired price.
How can we transfer money to you (escrow, wire transfer or check)?
I provide brokerage services for VIP domain buyers. If you have more domains for sale please email me the list with prices.
Regards,
Nicholas Weisberg, Ph. D.
MCSE
Vice President | Investor Relations | Cloud VP Hosting
M30 0BP
Regent Street 45
Manchester
UK


Thanks everyone for provided information of such scams.

 

[vdonline]

@sivabiz glad that you are aware of this kind of scam.

 

[gina ferrano]

Hello!

I'm a representative of an investor from Plymouth (UK). He wants to purchase xxxx

My client has $529,000 budget for 30-40 domains. Please specify your asking price in the subject of your message.

Our company is in a web hosting business. We also provide brokerage services for domain buyers.

If you have other domains please email me the list with prices. I may offer your domains for sale to my clients.

How can we transfer money to you (escrow, wire, Paypal or Western Union)?

Best Regards,

Michael Zollenberg

Vice President | VPCSpace Hosting Solutions

Switzerland
Basel
Centralbahnstrasse 15
Phone: 061 859 43 612



Uff got worried because both emails look so similar, glad to see this one is from the UK, so its probably legit.

It's NOT legit, it's a scam. They always change a few facts here or here, but it's the same MO.

 

[Plato]

Today i found this email in by spam box
I don't bother to reply...

Hello!

I have a request from my buyer for buying mydomain.com.

My client has six-figure budget for 35-45 domains.

Please email me your desired price. My fee is paid by the buyer so my services are free for you.

How can we transfer money to you (your preferred payment method)?

I help top domain investors to find good names on the market. If you have other names to be sold please email me the list.

Regards,

Edward Cooper, Ph. D.

Vice President | Investor Relations | GD Premium Auctions

5 Roundwood Avenue

Stockley Park

Uxbridge

Middlesex

UB11 1FF

United Kingdom

0345 458 2417

 

[Kate]

Very very old scam.

 

[johname]

"My client has six-figure budget for 35-45 domains. "

This is the part where you stop reading it and know it's a scam


And Dr Cooper the guy on the Big Bang theory lol

Goodluck

 

[NameOmnia]

OMG AGAINNNNNNN??????
Totally overused and abused scammy scammy scam

 

[Plato]

Howdy!
Yeah, I was afraid of that But in the first moment I thought "yay, my last sale for this year..."
How ever...

 

[Plato]

Update!
I wanted to chat a little with this guy.

My reply

Dear Mr. Mr. Cooper, (double Mr. on purpose)
great! You can buy the domain through Sedo for only $ 60!

I don’t have any other domains for sale.

Best regards,

And only a few minutes later...

'm not interested in transactions under $1000. My client pays me 10%-15% on every sale.

May I suggest to change your price to $5000? In this case I will earn a better commission.

I hope you understand my business model better now.

I've made a small research on your domain. Your domain has no offers. It's not a good sign but I can help you to get a professional certification for your domain with a good independent appraisal. These certificates make rich buyers to pay good bucks for even average names.

WOW! I will be rich this year with this certificates and my hundreds average names !!

 

[Mr.Natwarlal]

Yes, definitely a scam but you can take it as a game..

I got same mail today, Now I am going to play with him for 6 or 8 months.. finally I will send him a appraisal certificate hand written by me with a note I'm not interested..

 

[vdonline]

It's scam bro. If you want to play around, ask him to send you money to buy appraisal verification. I got few bucks from scammers

 

[baseballworld]

It's scam bro. If you want to play around, ask him to send you money to buy appraisal verification. I got few bucks from scammers

LMFAO gives a whole new meaning to gotta spend money to make money. Guess this backfired for the scammer.

 

[baseballworld]

Update!
I wanted to chat a little with this guy.

My reply

And only a few minutes later...



WOW! I will be rich this year with this certificates and my hundreds average names !!

Yeah jack the price buddy. Sad how he admits that hes gonna screw over his own clients for a stranger. Good way to spot a scam right there. I mean if this was real and this proof got back to the real buyer someone would be out of a job with some bad reputation in this industry.

 

[Plato]

@baseballworld yeah it's really sad...
@Mr.Natwarlal have you got already an answer?

 

[forge]

Scam threads are starting to become worse than the scams.

Almost.