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This guy will write you an email saying that he's interested in one or more of your domains and then ask you how much you are selling it for.
When I replied back saying the domains were open to offers, he said that I needed to get them appraised if he was going to spend a penny on them. He included a link to a forged post "suggesting" that Domain Services was a good place for appraisals.
Obviously, this an attempt to get people to buy their domain appraisal service by creating false interest in one of the domains a person is selling. Very clever concept I must say.
Below are the original messages:
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Hello,
How much do you want for your domain?
We have found it listed for sale and we have a good offer for you.
Our comapny invests in domains and developed sites. If you have a list of
domains for sale, please send the list with prices in plain text.
We prefer ".com", ".net", ".co", ".co.uk", ".us" and easy-to-remember
names with other extensions.
Regards,
Jerry Eisenberg
Vice President
Hosting & Name Deals LLC
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Hello Jerry,
All domains are open to offers. Feel free to make any offers and we can negotiate it from there.
Below is a list of the available domains for sale:
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
Keep in mind that all domains are under 60 days old and cannot be transferred to another registrar yet. All domains are currently registered with GoDaddy.
Regards,
XXXXXXXXXXXX
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I see, but it's a standard practice to show independent valuation to
buyers/resellers. Nobody will do business without it. I'm a businessman and
have no intention of changing rules which help both parties to avoid
additional risks.
Of course, investors never take into account auto-generated valuations. So
manual valuation is a "must" too.
I read the following information about appraisals at:
Domain Talk
Without the independent valuation from a trusted source we don't spend a
penny. This is our financial policy. So our offer is just a rought estimate.
If the appraisal comes higher we are ready to offer a bit more. If it comes
lower we will discuss the price with you again.
Thank you for understanding. I'm looking forward to do business with you.
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Now once I read that message, things began to look a little suspicious. First of all, why would any seller contact the buyer requesting that he get the domains appraised before a transaction could be made. Obviously, if the seller is interested in buying someone's domain, they would already have a good idea of what its worth or would at least be willing to offer up something.
Second, the overall tone and saturation of the language kinda felt like the typical scam.
But it was the post in the link that really gave it away. Obviously, that was a staged conversation in order to convince the reader to get their domains appraised at the "recommended" site.
Just watch out if you get anything like this.
When I replied back saying the domains were open to offers, he said that I needed to get them appraised if he was going to spend a penny on them. He included a link to a forged post "suggesting" that Domain Services was a good place for appraisals.
Obviously, this an attempt to get people to buy their domain appraisal service by creating false interest in one of the domains a person is selling. Very clever concept I must say.
Below are the original messages:
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Hello,
How much do you want for your domain?
We have found it listed for sale and we have a good offer for you.
Our comapny invests in domains and developed sites. If you have a list of
domains for sale, please send the list with prices in plain text.
We prefer ".com", ".net", ".co", ".co.uk", ".us" and easy-to-remember
names with other extensions.
Regards,
Jerry Eisenberg
Vice President
Hosting & Name Deals LLC
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello Jerry,
All domains are open to offers. Feel free to make any offers and we can negotiate it from there.
Below is a list of the available domains for sale:
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
Keep in mind that all domains are under 60 days old and cannot be transferred to another registrar yet. All domains are currently registered with GoDaddy.
Regards,
XXXXXXXXXXXX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I see, but it's a standard practice to show independent valuation to
buyers/resellers. Nobody will do business without it. I'm a businessman and
have no intention of changing rules which help both parties to avoid
additional risks.
Of course, investors never take into account auto-generated valuations. So
manual valuation is a "must" too.
I read the following information about appraisals at:
Domain Talk
Without the independent valuation from a trusted source we don't spend a
penny. This is our financial policy. So our offer is just a rought estimate.
If the appraisal comes higher we are ready to offer a bit more. If it comes
lower we will discuss the price with you again.
Thank you for understanding. I'm looking forward to do business with you.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now once I read that message, things began to look a little suspicious. First of all, why would any seller contact the buyer requesting that he get the domains appraised before a transaction could be made. Obviously, if the seller is interested in buying someone's domain, they would already have a good idea of what its worth or would at least be willing to offer up something.
Second, the overall tone and saturation of the language kinda felt like the typical scam.
But it was the post in the link that really gave it away. Obviously, that was a staged conversation in order to convince the reader to get their domains appraised at the "recommended" site.
Just watch out if you get anything like this.
