TheOnlineBrokerage.com???

[datamerc]

I got a strange email this afternoon, that looked too good to be true (The red flags went up after I received his reply)

The first email...

Hello, 
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

Your domain name has been found online. We are very interested in it. Please let us know your price. 

This is not our main business but we make money on buying/seling domains. 

This is a profitable business. Looking forward to do business with you. 

Regards, 
Michael E Myers 
Vice President 
OB Securities LLC 

======================================================== NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any viewing,
 copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, 
please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ========================================================

Here is his reply...

Hi David! 

Can you accept 12,000 USD? 

Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name? 

Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary. Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? 

I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust. 

To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies. 

Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers: http://domainblog.007sites.com/486935.htm 

If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. It will be fair. 

I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount. After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations. 

What is your preferred payment method: Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else? 

Hope we can come to an agreement fast. 

Looking forward to your reply.

Scary stuff out there for people who take the bait

 

[miranon]

I got today one:

Hello,

What is the price of your domain?

We are very interested in it. Good domains are wise investment in the
future. We are in real estate business. Our company is interested in
easy-to-remember domain names.

If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Ronald Isaacks

CEO

JPS Online Real Estate LLC
[email protected]

 

[webnames]

BEWARE of DomainExplorer.org

It seems that someone may contact you - make an offer on your domain and demand that you use this site: domainexplorer.org. This is a scam and all they are trying to do is get you to sign up for a domain appraisal. Once you do the buyer suddenly disappears and is not interested but yet you have dished out the money for a domain appraisal causing that false buyer to receive affiliate monies or commission. BEWARE of this site also: nametalk. 007sites .com/Archive/692538.htm]
and an email from this guy: [email protected]

attached is a copy of the email:

Can you accept 15,000 USD?

Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name?

Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary.

Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust.

To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies.

Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
nametalk. 007sites . com/Archive/692538.htm

If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount.

After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations.

What is your preferred payment method: Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else?

Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

Looking forward to your reply.

This is a scam.

 

[Grand Cross]

~
http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/579480-am-i-going-to-get-scammed.html
http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/546019-theonlinebrokerage-com.html

 

[axolotl]

Re. Scam

I got today one:

Me too. Yet another new-Sedo-listing followup.

==========================================

Hello,

What is the price of your domain?

We are very interested in it. Good domains are wise investment in the
future. We are in real estate business. Our company is interested in
easy-to-remember domain names.

If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Ronald Isaacks

CEO

JPS Online Real Estate LLC
[email protected]

 

[meseta]

same company I think......

Good day all,

Me too !

I have just started to try and sell my domain name and website. I advertised it with a fairly reputable company ( SEDO ) , on commission, and sat back to the offers to roll in.

I see the name has changed but the tactics not !

Today I received this

"[email protected]
[email protected]

date24 May 2009 09:41
subjectlacasanova.com sent (05/23/09)

hide details 09:41 (27 minutes ago) Reply



Hello,

What is the price of your domain?

We are very interested in it. Good domains are wise investment in the
future. We are in real estate business. Our company is interested in
easy-to-remember domain names.

If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Ronald Isaacks

CEO

JPS Online Real Estate LLC
[email protected] "

Thank goodness I did a little research !

Thanks for giving exposure to this sort of conld be this sort of confidence trickery, it would be too easy to be taken in,

If I get a response to mine ( which included the price I want for my perfectly legitimate domain name and website ) I shall publish events here for all to see.

 

[BlackJellybeans]

Got the same one today...


Hello,

What is the price of your domain?

We are very interested in it. Good domains are wise investment in the
future. We are in real estate business. Our company is interested in
easy-to-remember domain names.

If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Ronald Isaacks

CEO

JPS Online Real Estate LLC
[email protected]


Thank you NamePro for your great forums!

 

[xpress1]

theonlinebrokerage.com scam

Hi All,

this is what i received:

Hello, What is the price of your domain? We are very interested in it. Good domains are wise investment in the future. We are in real estate business. Our company is interested in easy-to-remember domain names. If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list. Looking forward to do business with you. Regards, Karl Hauber President The Online Real Estate LLC

My Reply:

Hi Harl,
 
Please make me an offer for the domain name as i do not want to quote to high neither to low.
 
All offers are carefully analysed, i will get back to you ASAP.
 
Thank you very much.

His Reply:

My sister gave birth to a child. Aplogies for delay with response. We celebrated.
 
Can you accept 15,000 USD?

Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name?

Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary. 

Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust. 
 
To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies. 
 
Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
http://nametalk.007sites.com/Archive/695371.htm
 
If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly.  It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount.

After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations.

What is your preferred payment method:  Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else? 

Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

Looking forward to your reply

My reply:

Dear Hauber thanks for your offer but you do noy even meet the starting price, no need for appraisal  as if you want it start with 100.000USD.
 
Otherwise dont waiste both our time, also how will you be able to pay 15000 if you do not evenhave $3.00 to pay for hosting service with godaddy as you are using their free service.
 
Thanks

Horrible that people go for this,:bah:

 

[MattheP]

Got the same one from:

Karl Hauber
President
The Online Real Estate LLC

 

[DomainSeller1967]

It seems that someone may contact you - make an offer on your domain and demand that you use this site: domainexplorer.org. This is a scam and all they are trying to do is get you to sign up for a domain appraisal. Once you do the buyer suddenly disappears and is not interested but yet you have dished out the money for a domain appraisal causing that false buyer to receive affiliate monies or commission. BEWARE of this site also: Domain Talk

and an email from this guy: [email protected]

attached is a copy of the email:

Can you accept 15,000 USD?

Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name?

Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary.

Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust.

To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies.

Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
Domain Talk

If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount.

After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations.

What is your preferred payment method: Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else?

Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

Looking forward to your reply.

This is a scam.

I just received that exact same set of emails myself - but he was calling himself "Karl Hauber" and offered me $15 k for my domain TextaPsychic.mobi which he could have bid on for much less on Sedo.

 

[DomainSeller1967]

I got a strange email this afternoon, that looked too good to be true (The red flags went up after I received his reply)

The first email...

Hello, 
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

Your domain name has been found online. We are very interested in it. Please let us know your price. 

This is not our main business but we make money on buying/seling domains. 

This is a profitable business. Looking forward to do business with you. 

Regards, 
Michael E Myers 
Vice President 
OB Securities LLC 

======================================================== NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any viewing,
 copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, 
please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ========================================================

Here is his reply...

Hi David! 

Can you accept 12,000 USD? 

Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name? 

Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary. Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? 

I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust. 

To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies. 

Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers: http://domainblog.007sites.com/486935.htm 

If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. It will be fair. 

I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount. After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations. 

What is your preferred payment method: Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else? 

Hope we can come to an agreement fast. 

Looking forward to your reply.

Scary stuff out there for people who take the bait

I just received the EXACT same sequence of emails from "Karl Hauber" of "The Online Real Estate LLC" offering me $15 k for my domain TextaPsychic.mobi

I know it's a valuable domain, but not $15k unless a big psychic company were contacting me - not an illiterate 3rd world con artist.

Seemed like the Nigerian bank scam but a bit more sophisticated.

---------- Post added at 02:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:14 AM ----------

Hi All,

this is what i received:

Hello, What is the price of your domain? We are very interested in it. Good domains are wise investment in the future. We are in real estate business. Our company is interested in easy-to-remember domain names. If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list. Looking forward to do business with you. Regards, Karl Hauber President The Online Real Estate LLC

My Reply:

Hi Harl,
 
Please make me an offer for the domain name as i do not want to quote to high neither to low.
 
All offers are carefully analysed, i will get back to you ASAP.
 
Thank you very much.

His Reply:

My sister gave birth to a child. Aplogies for delay with response. We celebrated.
 
Can you accept 15,000 USD?

Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name?

Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary. 

Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust. 
 
To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies. 
 
Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
http://nametalk.007sites.com/Archive/695371.htm
 
If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly.  It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount.

After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations.

What is your preferred payment method:  Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else? 

Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

Looking forward to your reply

My reply:

Dear Hauber thanks for your offer but you do noy even meet the starting price, no need for appraisal  as if you want it start with 100.000USD.
 
Otherwise dont waiste both our time, also how will you be able to pay 15000 if you do not evenhave $3.00 to pay for hosting service with godaddy as you are using their free service.
 
Thanks

Horrible that people go for this,:bah:

This is precisely, identically the email sequence I received for my domain TextaPsychic.mobi

Amazing

 

[-MGS-]

Same as the above, I had it, but for some reason it ended up within my spam box already. thanks to NP whenver I get an email like this I generally dont believe them

 

[benben]

Same message

hi
sorry for my English I am french.
I received exactly the same message yesterday, with the same price as you, and his sister who just had a baby ..
it really surprised my 15.000 usd ..:lala:
Now I understand that this is a joke ..
what I do not understand it for what purpose?
the mail I received:

Hello,
>>
>> What is the price of your domain?
>>
>> We are very interested in it. Good domains are wise investment in the
>> future. We are in real estate business. Our company is interested in
>> easy-to-remember domain names.
>>
>> If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.
>>
>> Looking forward to do business with you.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Karl Hauber
>>
>> President
>>
>> The Online Real Estate LLC

and after

My sister gave birth to a child. Aplogies for delay with response. We 
celebrated.

Can you accept 15,000 USD?

Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name?

Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary.

Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain 
appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very 
important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation 
company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from 
independent sources I and my partners trust.

To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal 
companies.

Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
http://nametalk.007sites.com/Archive/695371.htm

If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price 
accordingly.  It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% 
discount.

After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to 
obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations.

What is your preferred payment method:  Escrow.com, International wire 
transfer, PayPal.com or something else?

Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

Looking forward to your reply.

for what purpose?

 

[goldwinner]

Yeah, that exactly the same people, same scammer.. I've been asked for this on domain forum in my country, they told me to avoid this people..
They just want you to lose your money while you appraise the domain on their recommendation place (also the same person n company).
After you do this, they will never show up n contacting you again..
Beware friends

 

[BitcoinDK]

The point is, they want you to get an appraisal with a "trusted" appraisal site, which in reality is themself. So you pay for the appraise they get the money, and you never hear from them again.

And the appraisal they give, is not something you can use. Its fake.

 

[omnia]

Scam scam scam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[the_poet]

Guess what?? I've just received my copy-and-paste email from TheOnlineScam.com :D Here it is:

Hello,

What is the price of your domain?

We are very interested in it. Good domains are wise investment in the
future. We are in real estate business. Our company is interested in
easy-to-remember domain names.

If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Robb Shecter

President

The Online Real Estate LLC

 

[dmetzcher]

Just got an email like this today...

A friend sent me to this thread when I forwarded an email that I received today about one of my domains. The email came from the same domain as is in the subject of this thread.

from [email protected]
to xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
date Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:26 AM
subject thatsmyiphone.us sent (06/22/09)
4:26 AM (9 hours ago)

Hello,

Can you accept 9000 euros for this domain? Are you still interested in
sale?

We are in real estate. But we are very interested in Internet names and
web sites too.

If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Alex Wargacki

CEO

ONB Real Estate LLC
========================================================
NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged
information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any
viewing, copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by
unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message
and deleting it from your computer.
========================================================

Note the bad grammar ("Looking forward to do business with you.") and the fact that they want the .us domain, rather than the .com/.net/.org, or any of the others I own.

I replied with an email asking him to use Sedo.com to make the purchase if he's interested, and listed the domains below (since they are all similar and I figured he might be interested in all of them). This was before I was sent to this forum. I doubt I'll hear from him again, since I'm using Sedo and he can't scam his way around them.

THATSMYIPHONE.COM
THATSMYIPHONE.INFO
THATSMYIPHONE.MOBI
THATSMYIPHONE.NET
THATSMYIPHONE.ORG
THATSMYIPHONE.US <-- He asked about buying this one, but none of the others.

 

[Boss da Vinci]

I got a similar one just this morning.

***********.com sent (06/26/09)
‏From: [email protected]
Sent: Fri 6/26/09 1:47 AM
To: ******@live.com

Hello,

Are you still interested in sale of your domain? What is your price?

We are in real estate. But we are very interested in Internet names and
web sites too.

If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.

Looking forward to do business with you.

Regards,

Alex Wargacki

CEO

ONB Real Estate LLC
========================================================
NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged
information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any
viewing, copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by
unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message
and deleting it from your computer.
========================================================

LOL! I was happy for a nano second, as it is a good domain name I have related to poker. Then I did a little research and WHAM- I come on the boards and found the thread. Thankfully, none of of us have fallen for their scheme.

 

[ericssonsedo]

theonlinebrokerage.scam

This morning I also received the 9000 euros offer from Mr/Ms Wargacki and, thankfully, directed him/her to my Sedo listing before googling and finding this website and this forumthread. I also found it a bit strange that he/she offered that much (it is about 10 times my personal estimate, and about one-third of the estibot.com valuation - and my rule of thumb is that the site should be called 50timesoverestibot.com). I'll wait and see whether he/she has yet another pregnant sister.

I'm also confused as to why a real estate firm would be called theonlinebrokerage.com ???

 

[CrackFeed.Com]

Note to Phishers... if you are going to be a lazy bum and them send crap like this out, at least proofread and spellcheck.

Morons and bums, that is all Phishers are.