Is this a Scam? Doesn't sound right to me.. Domain Scam???

I will just show you what happened, see for yourself..

Hello
my Name is Steve Strand i am the administrator for ezeweb a small but busy webdesign company,well to get right to the point i have a client who is extremly interested in your domain name.
What is the price you are asking for this name.I would be willing to pay any reasonable amount to aquire this name as soon as possible
Hope to hear from you soon
Steve Strand

My Reply:
Hi Steve,

Make a reasonable offer. I am not expecting to get rich
by selling a domain so I will take any reasonable offer
into consideration. Thanks

I did get another offer about a week ago but they have
not gotten back to me yet on my counter offer.


Here is the kicker and the confusing part:

There is another important issue for me. Some of my friends lost money after buying stolen names. Others had problems with trademarks. So I must be sure you are the real owner and your domain name has no trademark conflicts.

This is a serious problem for the whole domain industry. You can read about the problem at
http://www.stopscum.com/archives/i_j..._was_easy.html
More information about trademark conflicts can be found at
http://www.patents.com/dno.htm

I hope now you understand why I need to verify this information before we go further.

I made my online research and found two reliable services we could use to verify your domain name.

First service URL http://www.legalzoom.com

But their service "WorldScan U.S. and International Search $499.00" is very expensive for us.

I found a cheaper service - http://www.domaincheckers.net/domainchecks.htm
These guys were recommended as Internet security professionals. Looks like this service is unique because I've not found anything similar in the Internet. They will verify your domain through the stolen names database and will run other tests. I'm not a lawyer and need a professional opinion on the trademark issue. After we check your domain name we'll proceed with the payment through paypal or the service of your choice.This "check domain" service allows to split the fees 50% / 50% between buyer and seller.The fee is $110 dollars or $ 55 dollars for each party ,the buyer and the seller. I thinks it's fair.

When the results come back from them and everything checks out alright with your domain name"and im sure it will" I will be more than happy to add the price you paid for the domain name checking service to the price i am paying for the domain,please understand i am not trying to be diffucult i just need to protect myself and my client from having any issues with this domain.I hope you understand.

After everything is checked out and i make the payment to you for your domain name,i will put you in touch with our tec support person Sara Hearst,she will handle all the details of transfering the domain over to our registry.
I've already ordered my part and paid $55 fee. I specified your email address so you must receive a confirmation from them shortly. You should submit your information and they will check your domain name.

They will email us the results within 1-2 business days.

Kindest Regards,

The funny thing is none of the links work for me and I couldn't answer him anymore because his email keeps bouncing back. Anyone ever dealt with scammers like this?

I know it is a long read, and I know that the attention span of most on here is not long enough to read the whole thing, I figued I post it anyways.