Scam or not?

[AzN]

Scam or not?
Out of the blue, I get an email below:

Hello,
 
We have interest to buy domains, currently if you have any available for
sale, please let us know and price, if no, is it not necessary to reply us.
 
Sincerely,
Kamal Hasaan
 
Al Sufouh Road, Build. 1, P.O. Box 73137
P: +9714.2663200 F: +9714.2669964
E: [email][email protected][/email]
DSG LLC - Dubai

 

[Redleg]

Looks legit to me.
Not similar to any of the appraisal scams I know of.

 

[AzN]

Looks legit to me.
Not similar to any of the appraisal scams I know of.

Alright, thanks, I'll proceed to send domain list then.

 

[Earthian]

google "DSG Dubai" ...

you will find this link

in the overview it says ...
"The Dubai School of Government is a research and teaching institution ..."

therefore it is not an LLC (Limited Liability Company) as the message says at the end ...

therefore it is logically a scam ...

also the usual appraisal scams have LLCs usually at the end ...

lastly , since they are asking in general and not for specific domains ... it is very suspicious ...

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[DnPresident]

careful

The Gmail is a little concerning, Not a business email.

Secure the funds if interested and proceed as usual.


I'll try it and let you know.

 

[DotWeekly]

It does seem fishy to me. I would ask what domain they were asking about.

Normally the email would be

Is DomainName.com for sale?

I am interested in your domain name BlaBlaBla.com etc.

Never seen anything like that before.

Let us know what you find out.

 

[nrmillions]

Dont send them a complete list of all your names. Just mention 5 or 10 of your names and come up with some prices. If they reply back saying it sounds good but they want you to get an appraisal first then its a scam for sure.

 

[Spade]

LoL! Just got the same email a minute ago... couldnt help but laugh... Although there is no immediate scam - I would probably bet just about anything that it is one. I would recommend avoiding the email like the plague... thats what Im gonna do!

 

[DnPresident]

email

Also do not use the email the dn's are registered in or any other registry personal info.

 

[tk]

With the generic text it looks like a mass email sent to many domainers.

 

[DnPresident]

The email reads backwards but this is what he has said.

I'm me and the hoaxter is dubai. Read from bottom to top.







Dubai:

msn.com

Me

Give me an example


Dubai :
>
Prefer sort value names.

Me

>>I have many premium domain names for sale.
>>
>>What kind do you want?

 

[johntv]

LoL! Just got the same email a minute ago... couldnt help but laugh...

You're not the only one, I also received the same email just now :D

Hello,

We have interest to buy domains, currently if you have any available for
sale, please let us know and price, if no, is it not necessary to reply us.

Sincerely,
Kamal Hasaan

Al Sufouh Road, Build. 1, P.O. Box 73137
P: +9714.2663200 F: +9714.2669964
E: [email protected]
DSG LLC - Dubai

 

[AzN]

Alright, this is just spam I assume if so many people got it.

 

[pixelbugnyc]

DN President, you mentioned not replying with the email used in the domain registration. Why do you recommend against that?

 

[DnPresident]

DN President, you mentioned not replying with the email used in the domain registration. Why do you recommend against that?

Is there any way they can get your ip address from the email? If so then it seems like they could easily get into many peoples emails which may help to have control of the name.

I make it a habit not to give out to much info. If your info is public then it may not matter.

I get those emails from africa all the time saying they have all this money for me that I should get before the govt gets it and here's what I email back.
So these emails we're getting could (doubtfully) possibly be because of my return emails.
*************************************Here's my reply***

Thank you for the offer. Due to your situation, we would like to make a partial donation to you.
We have a large domain name portfolio consisting of over 375 premium domain names. Names such as www.RidAids.com , www.BourbonWhiskey.us , www.Good-Candy.com , ww.FuneralParlor.biz , www.TopInsurancePlan.com

The domain name portfolio is appraised at just over $10 million dollars u.s All you have to do is find a buyer. All we want from the proceeds is what we have invested which is $3.5million dollars, You get the rest of the money.

 

[scrsteven]

I got the same email... and then responded and got very lowball offers. Very lowball.

 

[Burberry]

scam

 

[Spade]

I got the same email... and then responded and got very lowball offers. Very lowball.

Out of curiousity - what were the domains and the prices they offered..

 

[duskdawn]

What's the point asking price for something he doesn't even know?
I will mark the message as spam right way.

 

[johntv]

I got the same email... and then responded and got very lowball offers. Very lowball.

If they reply with low ball offers, my guess is that they might not be scammers and in fact serious buyers, although cheap ones