Someone tried to sell my 5ft.com!!

[gemstar]

Someone tried to sell my Domain!!

Just recieve an email from a know domain investor regarding a transaction request to sell my 5ft.com for $95.00.

I will not post this info from the buyer as he is the victim here but the scammer is
[email protected]

I sent my provider an email of the incident and sent the scammer a nice message!

The buyer was smart to ask for confirmation from the Whois address first and
forward it to me.

Here is my email to the scammer



Re: 5ft.com‏
From: mats sundin (auction_pro@XXXXXXXXX)
Sent: November 24, 2007 1:15:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: XXXXXXXX.com sent copy to buyer

So you are trying to pull a fast one eh? THEIF! Your trying to sell a domain that is not yours!
I have reported you with my provider! And XXXX whom you have tried to scam. You must be stupid to think somone will pay you without checking the proper owner.
Regards
5FT.com


:p




Orig email to me:

From: "XXXX" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected] Subject: RE: Regarding your domain name XXXXX
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:55:18 -0500
Matt,

Thanks for the offer. 5ft.com SOLD for $95. Please send me your paypal
address and a confirmation letter from the email address listed in the
whois
details for 5ft.com.

Thanks,
XXXX


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Regarding your domain name XXXXX
Hi,

I own .COM XXXXXXXXX
I was wondering if you would be interested in buying this domain for
$95
XXXXXXXXXXX Let me know
Thanks
Matt



I have XXX out some info to protect individuals

 

[domainer50]

Looks like the crook got caught. I cant understand the level of scamming that goes on in the net today. Its the reason people feel uneasy about the net and dont want to use it. Im glad this issue got sorted out, i hope the scammer knows to not do this again.

 

[gemstar]

I hope so too.
Well he will get the message based on my reply. :hehe:

 

[Porte]

Wow, he acted like it was his domain name. But hey, this is a warning. Do not give money to someone you do not know..and claims he owns Google.com

 

[Name Trader]

This must be some kind of misunderstanding or typo. Perhaps the buyer mistook the extension and checked the whois for the .com instead of maybe another extension like the .cc. Nobody in their right mind would consider $95 for 5ft.com a fair price.

 

[numberjuan]

Someone tried to sell my Domain!!

He did it to me too, he send me this message...

>[email protected] to me
>
>show details Nov 21 (7 days ago)
>
>
>
>Reply
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I own the .COM version of your domain name beergin.us and I want to sell it.
>
>I was wondering if you would be interested in buying this domain for $95 >seen as though you own the same domain but in another extension ?
>
>Let me know
>Thanks
>Matt

but beergin.com was not his, it was actually available for $9.95/year
if not for his email, i wouldnt have known that nobody owns it, I dont intend to buy it for that $95. same email address was used, thats why I discovered this forum

Regards

Juan

 

[Miyavi]

The scams that occur on the internet these days both amaze and sicken me. It really is shocking to see how far people will go sometimes.

For future reference, it's THIEF, not THEIF. :tu:

 

[Spade]

The scams that occur on the internet these days both amaze and sicken me. It really is shocking to see how far people will go sometimes.

For future reference, it's THIEF, not THEIF. :tu:

Its truely incredible. Im am glad the buyer was fortunate and smart enough to research his purchase before committing.

Justin

 

[Dave_Z]

Its truely incredible. Im am glad the buyer was fortunate and smart enough to research his purchase before committing.

If everyone else is that smart, scams like this wouldn't have to occur.

 

[domainer50]

If everyone else is that smart, scams like this wouldn't have to occur.

Absolutely but most of the time the reason its a scam is because its such a great deal. Therefore most people send the money asap in hopes they get the name. Looks like this many went about it very smart.

 

[Skinny]

Nice that you busted him. I hate scammers . . .these people have very low standards.

On a lighter note "mats sundin" - go leafs go (though this year is not going so well).

Skinny

 

[cache]

I would think it is mistake first, however if more than one person got the same thing
it must be scammer.

 

[Charley]

I will not post this info from the buyer as he is the victim here but the scammer is
[email protected]

I sent my provider an email of the incident and sent the scammer a nice message!

A suggestion, in future get a lawyer to issue scammers like these Cease & Desist letters, proceed legally & sue them for large sum of money.

And that is how they will learn.

 

[metronome]

btw, if you guys have time, I wanna ask some question too, ergh
just got an email asking me if I wanna sell me to sell him a domain I own

Hello,

We are interested in x-x.xxx

Your name was listed for sale. Please let us know your price.

Our company provides IT security services and performs security audit of local and global networks. Our clients are mainly based in Europe and Canada.

So investing in names is an additional direction of our financial strategy.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,
Graham Grindlay
President
TGI Services
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the problem now is I dont know if these is scam or not
hard to believe anything nowadays

is there a way to check if email like this scam or not?>.<

 

[paxton]

I just got an email from Matt, too. He offered to sell me a NNNN.com for $195 using his same speech:

> Hi,
>
> I own the .COM version of your domain name ... and I want to sell it.
>
> I was wondering if you would be interested in buying this domain for $195 seen as though you own the same domain but in another extension ?
>
> Let me know
> Thanks
> Matt

I checked, and Matt definitely isn't the owner. What do you guys think the best way to reply is? Or no reply at all?

 

[XJ]

Escrow is my best friend.

 

[sibaong]

NNNN.com for $195 :D

 

[Diabro]

I'll give you a $100 for it! :hehe:

But at least you caught him. Good job.

 

[-NC-]

What do you guys think the best way to reply is?

Tell him you definitely want to buy. You'll send payment immediately. All you need is his bank acc number, ssn, date of birth, home address and a faxed copy of passport, drivers license or birth certificate.

 

[bricio]

btw, if you guys have time, I wanna ask some question too, ergh
just got an email asking me if I wanna sell me to sell him a domain I own



the problem now is I dont know if these is scam or not
hard to believe anything nowadays

is there a way to check if email like this scam or not?>.<

you posted it more than one month ago but as nobody answered ad this thread was ressurected i will answer:
yes, i am absloutely sure it is a scam

Escrow is my best friend.

:bingo:
altohugh here in NP i trust in some reputable members

Tell him you definitely want to buy. You'll send payment immediately. All you need is his bank acc number, ssn, date of birth, home address and a faxed copy of passport, drivers license or birth certificate.

very nice suggestion -NC-!!! :lol: