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I just got an email from a domain broker asking to buy one of my domains.

email is <name>@netfirms-ca.info

The thing is, whoisrequest.com/history/netfirms-ca.info shows that her email's domain was created 4 days ago, which is almost around the time when I registered the domain she wants.

It might just be coincidental, because I don't think anyone would possibly buy a domain just to fake an email address... but yeah... it's so very fishy.

Am I about to get scammed lol?

(OH AND THE GOOD NEWS IS I MUST HAVE PICKED A GOOD DOMAIN NAME :D)
 
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Thats most probably the Appraisal scam, if you tell them that you are looking to sell they will tell you that their client is willing to pay $xxxxx and more but you need an official appraisal first from the site they recommend
 
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Thats most probably the Appraisal scam, if you tell them that you are looking to sell they will tell you that their client is willing to pay $xxxxx and more but you need an official appraisal first from the site they recommend
Thanks :) whew.
 
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email is <name>@netfirms-ca.info
The thing is, whoisrequest.com/history/netfirms-ca.info shows that her email's domain was created 4 days ago

Those two tidbits should tell you all you need to know. Don't waste your time.
 
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maybe somebody want to hide the real buyer

that means add 2 zeros to your price

and yes of course you can trust them
if you use escrow
 
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Thats most probably the Appraisal scam, if you tell them that you are looking to sell they will tell you that their client is willing to pay $xxxxx and more but you need an official appraisal first from the site they recommend

Ok you hit it spot on! Have no idea how you knew exactly what was going on lol. Here's the email they just sent:

Our commission is 5% only. You will pay it after receiving the funds from the buyer. In order to earn a better commission I will do my best to sell your domain at the highest price possible.

My buyer invests money in online projects. He buys 10-12 domains for each project to get the maximum traffic possible.

The buyer will pay you the appraised value stated in an official certificate. He needs an independent expertise because you and me are interested in a high sale price and my buyer does not want to overpay. He also needs it for accounting and tax purposes. The buyer guarantees to pay you the price stated in your certificate.

Based on my experience, I think your name is in $15,000 - $20,000 range.

Do you have a certificate of the appraised value from an independent authority (not your broker or auction site)?

If you don't have it's not a problem. You can order it online. I will suggest the best source when we can get a good valuation.

The certificate will increase the value of your domain. It's a must do if you wish to sell your domain to a professional investor with a good budget.

The certificate must include only 2 things to be accepted by my buyer:

1. Independent valuation of the market price. Only manual valuation is accepted. No valuations generated by scripts.

2. Trademark infringement verification. It proves your domain has no trademark problems. He would like this verification to be included in the appraisal report. It's not a problem because some companies include the TM verification for free.

You can read about the recommended certification agency at Google Answers: answers-google.online/answers/threadview/id/94703526.html(“Domain Broker” is my nickname there).

The process is very easy and will take only two minutes of your time:

1. Go to the certificate agency site and submit your domain for the certification. Please let them know you have a buyer with $XX,XXX offer. It will help you to get a better valuation. In the comment field please ask them to guarantee that the appraised value will be higher than the appraisal service fee. In this case you will not risk to pay and get a low appraisal. I suggest you this company because they protect you as the seller from getting a low appraised value. They will send you the payment instruction only if your domain is worth appraising. Otherwise your request will be declined and you will not pay them anything. Other companies does not offer this option.

2. If your request will be approved, please pay them the fee and wait for 24 hours. Then send me the results via email and we will start the sale process. As soon as he receives your certificate, he will buy your domain via an escrow service. Any escrow service will be able to pay you via Paypal, Wire, Western Union or any other method you prefer.

He wants to ensure the safe delivery of the funds to you. Furthermore, since this is our first time conducting any business, I believe that using a third-party escrow service can provide a safe, well defined sale process.

If you are new to certifications or domain sales, I can send you step by step instructions. I will also help you during the whole sale process. You will be able to contact me at any time.
 
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Ok you hit it spot on! Have no idea how you knew exactly what was going on lol. Here's the email they just sent:

I have received the similar emails in the past
and have a look around in Scam Alert/Warning area here on Namepro, you will find similar posts
These guys use names of well known registrars and hosting companies to create new domains even redirect the urls to those companies.
 
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maybe somebody want to hide the real buyer

that means add 2 zeros to your price

and yes of course you can trust them
if you use escrow

While that is possible, I have never seen a buyer register a domain just to be anonymous. In my experience, such buyers either use a free email like gmail, or use a proxy buyer.

However, scammers regularly use new domains for their email.
 
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@Jv1999 - sorry total scam I added spaces so they don't show up as links

Look closely at the site in the email - they are spoofing google answers -
http:// answers-google. online /answers/threadview/id/94703526.html

ACTUAL google answers is a subdomain of google
http:// answers. google.com /answers/threadview/id/123456.html

answers-google .online Registrar: Go Daddy, LLC Created: Saturday, May 14, 2016

Use CentralNIC to whois for details - https://manage.centralnic.com/support/view_whois

You can file an abuse report here: http://radix.website/report-abuse.php

and to GoDaddy since they are registrar of all these domains
https://www.godaddy.com/help/reporting-malware-and-phishing-12000

The site they pretend to recommend
domain-reports.com Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC Created: Thursday, June 30, 2016

You can keep following the rabbit hole of registrants and domains of the whois emails, I'm surprised they didn't bother hiding better.
 
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Yes, these are just appraisal scam.

This should be reported to the cyber crime on immediate, as they keep on searching for their prey.
 
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I have already reported them

Part of my email:

Please note that netfirms-ca. info, in cahoots with many newly registered domains,
is performing appraisal scam.

e.g. answers-google. online.


Identity Fraud and misrepresentation:
- Netfirms ( Spoofed Netfirms, in all communication )
- Google Answers ( Spoofed Google Answers site )
- Mike Chattan ( in whois info of netfirms-ca. info. )
- Endurance ( in whois info of netfirms-ca. info. )

Domain Registrar is GoDaddy. I have separately submitted information to them.
 
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