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  • tehHinjew
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2006
    • 5755

    #1

    im selling a domain, im worried that this might be a scam

    i listed one of my domains at sedo.com for a fairly good price and i got an email about a day later. heres what it says


    Hello,

    What is the price you can accept for your domain?

    Domain names is not main direction of our company. Just additional way to make money online on domain reselling. Our company develops software in databases in Visual C++ and MS SQL Server. We work as contractors of a big corporation.

    If you offer more domains for sale with good reselling potential please email us your list.

    Looking forward to do business with you.

    Regards,
    i emailed him back to check the auction link and this is what he sent me

    I checked your auction link.

    1,300 USD. Ok.

    Do you sell the name only without web site? I'm interested in the name so web site is not so important.

    Do you have an appraisal certificate for your domain name?

    Domain name is an investment for me. In other words I'm going to sell your name later and make a profit. If I overpay I won't be able to make a profit in the future. It's very important for you and me to know the current market value of your domain.

    Of course, we must be sure that you are engaging a reputable appraisal company. I heard many appraisal companies often made inaccurate appraisals. I will only accept appraisals from independent sources I trust.
    To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies in a forum
    http://domaintalk.ourplace.com/Archive/294763.htm

    Just check this posting.

    If the appraisal comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. I also hope you can give me 10% - 15% discount of the appraised value.

    After I get an appraisal from you we'll continue our negotiations.

    How do you prefer to get paid: www.escrow.com, www.PayPal.com check or wire?

    Hope we can come to an agreement fast.

    Looking forward to your reply.
    not that domain talk looks 100% BS

    right now im just telling him to use sedo to buy my domain if hes interested...
    but in any case, does this sound like a scam?

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  • Mike Semen
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2001
    • 2924

    #2
    its a scam. 100% Ignore these idiots.
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    • L-Pink
      working on my tan
      • Mar 2005
      • 39151

      #3
      Just have his attorney transfer money to your attorney. If this is your business run it like a business. Fuck paypal ........

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      • DomBuyer
        Confirmed User
        • Sep 2002
        • 2595

        #4
        It's a well known appraisal scam much talked about on the boards. Keep moving.

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        • Mike Semen
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2001
          • 2924

          #5
          http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...e+Search&meta=

          if you need any more persuasion.
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          • Matiz
            Confirmed User
            • Mar 2004
            • 1740

            #6
            appraisal scam
            ...

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            • StarkReality
              Confirmed User
              • May 2004
              • 4444

              #7
              It sounds like a scam !

              "Domain name is an investment for me. In other words I'm going to sell your name later and make a profit. If I overpay I won't be able to make a profit in the future. It's very important for you and me to know the current market value of your domain."

              People buying domains and knowing their biz do their own research and calculations before they send you any offer.

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              • tehHinjew
                Confirmed User
                • Sep 2006
                • 5755

                #8
                close self-ownage call

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                • LiveDose
                  Show Yer Tits!
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 25792

                  #9
                  That's an old scam email. Don't even bother with them.

                  Scammer Alert: acer19 acer [email protected] [email protected] Money stolen using PayPal

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                  • tehHinjew
                    Confirmed User
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 5755

                    #10
                    plus now i feel like a depressed emo that i didnt sell it
                    im gonna go hang in a dark corner


                    edit: HANG OUT not hang lol

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                    • woj
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                      • Jul 2002
                      • 47880

                      #11
                      shit man, it smells like scam from a mile away... you must be a real newb...
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                      • interracialtoons
                        Confirmed User
                        • May 2006
                        • 1910

                        #12
                        Scam....
                        Done.

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                        • teksonline
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Jan 2005
                          • 2904

                          #13
                          When you buy a house you bring in an appraiser and check things out, its not your business to worry about cost, its his business. Regardless of the excuse its always their problem not yours... Use this advice in any situation..

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                          • ayne468
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jan 2007
                            • 1738

                            #14
                            steer clear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                            • madawgz
                              8.8.8.8
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 30509

                              #15
                              told ya man...too bad it wasnt real.
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                              • Hazlewood
                                Confirmed User
                                • Sep 2006
                                • 1555

                                #16
                                fuck that guy....sounds sketchy

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                                • jayeff
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • May 2001
                                  • 2944

                                  #17
                                  It is a scam. The whole point is not to buy your domain, but to have you use a particular appraisal service. It is an old scam someone is apparently running with again. I got the exact same series of (totally automated) emails over the weekend, regarding one of my domains.

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                                  • tehHinjew
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Sep 2006
                                    • 5755

                                    #18
                                    ok well since i would hate to see a fellow gfy'er get scammed by the same guy, his name is Elsker Technologies <[email protected]>
                                    John Elsker
                                    President
                                    Elsker Technologies

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                                    • Steve Awesome
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jan 2007
                                      • 1575

                                      #19
                                      scam-a-lam-a-ding-dong

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                                      • sharp
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Jan 2003
                                        • 7006

                                        #20
                                        definitely sounds fishy..

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                                        • stickyfingerz
                                          Doin fine
                                          • Oct 2005
                                          • 24984

                                          #21
                                          haha I get those all the time. Ignore them.

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                                          • tehHinjew
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Sep 2006
                                            • 5755

                                            #22
                                            from me:

                                            Ok do you have any news from your apprasial people?
                                            If you are interested, people place a price in the link i gave you so that there is less confusion,
                                            Thanks

                                            him

                                            Usually, people who are selling names or web sites, provide buyers with
                                            appraisals. This is a common practice and I'm not going to change this rule
                                            because it's the best way to protect an investment.

                                            I heard many appraisal companies often made inaccurate appraisals. So I
                                            cannot accept appraisal from each and every site. I will only accept
                                            appraisals from independent appraisal companies I know and trust.

                                            Reading responses from experienced sellers I was impressed by one reply:
                                            "Many Internet users are not smart enough and popular domain brokers are
                                            using this fact to make money. They offer them cheap appraisal services. But
                                            if their customers would have something in their heads they'd understand
                                            experts could not make a professional research for $15-$20. These appraisals
                                            are made by machines. Easy money for such appraisers as
                                            http://www.Afternic.com and several other major brokers that offer cheap
                                            auto-generated appraisals. In my eyes, all services under $60-$65 are not
                                            manual and the results are generated by special scripts. I don't trust
                                            auto-generated appraisals."

                                            The same is true for GoDaddy and SEDO. Their services are not manual. They
                                            are just collecting money using their well-known names.

                                            Thank you for understanding. I'm looking forward to do business with you.

                                            ----- Original Message -----

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                                            • Narfle
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Dec 2006
                                              • 193

                                              #23
                                              SuperElsker is Super Lover in danish basically. Its also funny that superelsker.com ends up as some parked shit at a norweigan place.

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                                              • TheJimmy
                                                ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0
                                                • Jan 2001
                                                • 10747

                                                #24
                                                mostly likely an appraisal scam...

                                                however, just incase...

                                                hit reply, put your offer to sell stands at ______ - send money to escrow.com or moniker's escrow service... here your email to begin the process and they can pay to have the domain appraised by whoever they want...
                                                Investor with 5m - 15m USD to invest. Do you have a site or network of sites earning 50k - 200k a month income? Email your contact and preliminary data to: domain.cashventures (at) gmail.com....Please...no tire kickers...serious offers and inquiries only.

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                                                • tehHinjew
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Sep 2006
                                                  • 5755

                                                  #25
                                                  omfg bbq wtf lolercoster


                                                  i just got this email for my other domain name DriveTheShow.com


                                                  Hello,

                                                  What is the price you can accept for your domain?

                                                  Domain names is not main direction of our company. Just additional way to make money online on domain reselling. Our company develops software in databases in Visual C++ and MS SQL Server. We work as contractors of a big corporation.

                                                  If you offer more domains for sale with good reselling potential please email us your list.

                                                  Looking forward to do business with you.

                                                  Regards,

                                                  John Elsker
                                                  President
                                                  Elsker Technologies


                                                  what a queer

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                                                  • pornguy
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                                                    • Mar 2003
                                                    • 62910

                                                    #26
                                                    try using escrow.com
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                                                    • JustinBackDoorCash
                                                      Registered User
                                                      • Dec 2006
                                                      • 98

                                                      #27
                                                      Unfortunately as noted, it is a well documented scam. These scams are terrible because they pray on people who think they have just done very well, they get your hopes up and then rip you off. It would be better if it was just a BS appraisal. Sorry bud. Keep moving.

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                                                      • fris
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                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                        • 55880

                                                        #28
                                                        have had those emails in the past
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