question Is this another scam?

[holdem8]

Hi all..

I just received an offer to buy my domain from a supposedly domain broker and the email seems to come from a large internet company in Japan.

However, the agent says that due to regulations in Japan, the buyer needs to have a proper certification to do a bank transfer due to the price being more than 10k.

The broker then sent me a link to get my domain certified for USD199. This is the link: http://certified.authorize-one.net/appraisal.htm
He insisted that the certification has a 100% money back guarantee if things do not work out.

Is this another scam and if so, has anyone received a similar request?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

 

[mpls]

Appraisal scam, as usual.
Site is not professional, not in https, bitcoin payment, 100% scam.

 

[holdem8]

Appraisal scam, as usual.
Site is not professional, not in https, bitcoin payment, 100% scam.

Makes sense...thanks!

 

[biggie]

hmmm..... a large company in japan, using a subdomain, and in .net

that alone, should alert your spider senses


the hope of being contacted by "large company", is why some fall victim to these scams

imo....

 

[MR Harrist]

its an old trick for domainer! if I don't mistake I read that kind of trick at BHW in 2010!, basically its not scam, its just a trick to get affiliates sales! because some people have a lot of sales for doing that! after you pay for appraisal, they will leave you! and that's it! they got sales, you got nothing!

 

[biggie]

basically its not scam, its just a trick to get affiliates sales!

you're wrong, it is a scam

it's conspiracy to engage, with false pretense


imo...

 

[Kuffy]

Tell them to pay the fee, and offer to refund it when you receive cleared funds for the name.

Alternatively, just delete the mail.

 

[pinkdragon]

The old appraisal scam.

Whois Record for Authorize-One.net
Registrant Org - Michael Miller is associated with ~1,825 other domains

 

[deez007]

Lol... I'm going start looking for some really ugly pictures.. like pics of vomit or something..then just start replying to all these scammers with I get any of their mails.... no message just a reply back with a pic of vommit, excrement and freakin genital warts ...hahaha... that should teach them a lesson.

 

[baseballworld]

I would stay away from it.