Received email from some law firm

[newbie191]

I have owned a domain for over an year and today I got this email:

We previously had the domain mydomain.com reserved, and would like to get it back again. Whois shows that it is registered to you.
(Address)
(Phone numbers)

Upon looking up the phone numbers in google it shows that this email came from a law firm.
My domain is the name of a provincial park in Alberta Canada.

My question is if they are some big shot lawyers then why did they send me an email? They could have sent it to godaddy or Icann? What are my options now?

 

[domainerfella]

This seems like an appraisal scam. Beware.

 

[johnn]

Ignore the email.
Something smells fishy.

Lawyer does not know that if they let the name dropped they lose it?
It sounds like Liar and not Lawyer to me.

 

[S-B]

Give them a price.

 

[ulterios]

 

[indiegrind]

go to whoisology and see who the past owner was. Is it the the firm that is contacting you? Are they threatening you? If not, give them a price.

 

[johnn]

The wording from the email does not look like it came from a lawyer,

 

[McDuke]

pm sent, depending where i may be able to help.

 

[johname]

I do feel there not enough evidence to make the conclusion it's not from a lawyer. If real they are not in 'lawyer mode' Which is understandable when asking for a domain they dont have a right to.

Proceed as if it's real. Say little and see what they have in mind. Good Luck

 

[Paully]

If that was the entire email you posted then ignore it as they have neither asked if it is for sale, nor made any suggestion that they intend to try to obtain it through legal channels.

Many people are unnecessarily scared of lawyers and assume that they are automatically in the wrong when a lawyer contacts them but it is not always the case. Wait for them to show their cards before showing yours.

 

[guilty]

Don't ignore the email just yet. Reply to the email, give them a price, or ask them to make an offer. You are not a 100% that the email is a scam yet. Only ignore it when they ask for an appraisal, then you could be completely sure it's a scam.

 

[brandnow]

What about stevia or agave bro?

 

[HiFiNames.com]

I once got same kind of email from actual lawyer. It was a medical .net domain. I simply replied to that law firm with cc to buyer ( It was a very big hospital. they got other versions of same domain)
"I registered that domain after it was dropped. It was actually registered and was not hacked. Since you asked I have no objection to sell to you at a price of $1000. You know the legal expenses won't charge you less than that, time consuming & probably you may not get the domain also. So it will be wise to buy the domain at $1000."

Then next reply came from lawyer "Even my client have right bla bla.... At this point he want to pay your price and get the domain"

You may be shocked to know that the hospital is in us and spending more than $1k for ppc budget!

I suggest to give a reasonable price.

 

[ulterios]

What about stevia or agave bro?

Well those might work, especially the agave since it's stronger. Sugar just isn't strong enough for the task!

 

[cm4150]

I have owned a domain for over an year and today I got this email:



Upon looking up the phone numbers in google it shows that this email came from a law firm.
My domain is the name of a provincial park in Alberta Canada.

My question is if they are some big shot lawyers then why did they send me an email? They could have sent it to godaddy or Icann? What are my options now?

send price and sold if they want

 

[Name Trader]

Because of the vagueness of the approach, they might be teeing you up for an UDRP. I'd tread carefully. Reply equally a vaguely. Like, "What do you have in mind?"

 

[Willox Perez]

Give them a price.

Hahaha my thoughts exactly seems they want to get it back so give them the chance to buy it. But definitely look it up in case it is a scam. Definitely have to watch out for that and also be cautious if they start asking questions that seem shady or give you a link to click on.

I would definitely call them to see if it is a real person too since they gave their contact # info.

- Will

 

[lennco]

Because of the vagueness of the approach, they might be teeing you up for an UDRP. I'd tread carefully. Reply equally a vaguely. Like, "What do you have in mind?"

^ Best advice so far

 

[newbie191]

Thank you everybody for replies.
According to Whoisology the registrant name of this domain couple of years back was: :D

"Her Majesty the Queen In Right of the Province of Alberta"

I replied the email by telling them that once a domain is deleted and registered again then it becomes the property of the new owner. If they want I can sell it to them. To which they replied. "How Much??"

 

[lennco]

Thank you everybody for replies.
According to Whoisology the registrant name of this domain couple of years back was: :D

"Her Majesty the Queen In Right of the Province of Alberta"

I replied the email by telling them that once a domain is deleted and registered again then it becomes the property of the new owner. If they want I can sell it to them. To which they replied. "How Much??"

Tell them you are accepting offers