Repost of NamePros to the Rescue

[BobSherin]

Namepros To the Rescue

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Within the week an email arrived:

"Hi,

I'm writing regarding your domain for sale I saw about two weeks ago. Unfortunately, I was busy and could not contact you at that time.

Is it still available for sale? Have you received any bids from other buyers?

Please email me your asking price in US dollars.

If I can afford your domain I will contact you. Please keep my email address and our correspondence confidential.

I run a software development company. Selling & buying names is not my main business. Just another way to invest free money and make some income.

Kindest regards,

Trevor Berger

CEO

Cham Consulting"

Finally, our investment in domain names is paying off, I told my Wife. Other than a Whois, the correspondent could only have known about GoCountry.biz by perusing Sedo, the company that has carried our domain names exclusively.

Though the writer asked for confidentiality, I nonetheless had a duty of disclosure to Sedo, I felt. So I informed the company of the inquiry and asked how I should respond. (In the past the inquiries and negotiations had been handled within their system.)

Good thing I did. Mara Miller of Sedo suggested I direct the correspondent to respond through the system. Then she sent me a link on this web site about a scam going around. Lo and behold the alias of Trevor Berger, my prospective buyer, appeared.

You see, according to the report, the scam is Trevor's (there are several aliases) demonstrated interest to obtain an offer from me, whereupon he would require me to pay for an appraisal at a site of his choosing. After that the transaction would end. See http://www.idnauction.com/appraisal-scam.html

Next thing after this light bulb went on was I enrolled here. I leave you with this posting. Thanks, Sedo and Namepro.

Bob Sherin
Miami, Florida

 

[armstrong]

Bob, congrats on not falling for the scam, as many others have. Good job!

 

[Momo]

Glad to hear this. As more people get informed, the less people get scammed by those "appraisal fellows".

 

[localpub]

These scam artists are making life difficult for the newbies... Congratulations you've never falled into their nets!

 

[Untitled]

I think there is a scammers community :P . I got fooled But namepros helped me :>

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[fonzie_007]

The author is probably the same goon that is sending out the other emails with the appraisal scam... Good job keeping alert and not falling for this bs.