Domain scam? Email
 

I have had about 5 of these within the past week. Who is this guy?

From: "Jack Martin" <[email protected]>
To: me
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:06 AM
Subject: mydomain.com listed in auction (sent 01/13/05)


>
> Hi,
>
> I saw your domain listed for sale two weeks ago. I was busy and could not contact you at that time.
>
> Is it still available for sale? Have you received any bids from other buyers?
>
> If it's still available for sale please email me your asking price.
>
> If you have other good domains for sale feel free to email me the full list with asking prices.
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> If I can afford your domain I will contact you. Please don't send me multiple emails if you don't receive a reply from me and keep my email address and our correspondence confidential.
> Just email me your asking price. If I decide to buy I will contact you as soon as possible.
>
> I run a software development company. We provide custom software development in Linux, Windows XP, MS Access, MS SQL, PHP and Delphi for our clients in USA, Hong Kong, UK and Switzerland. Selling & buying names is not my main business. Just another way to invest free money and make some income.
>
> Kindest regards,
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> Jack Martin
>
> CEO
>
> MCSE, MCSD
>
> Martin Software Consulting
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> Products/Services:Billing-Direct, Cost Analysis & Revenue Assurance Software
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>
>

Sounds like some kind of scam

I received several similar emails from different company and individual names. Very similar wording though.


*delete*

Martin Software Consulting = Biggest domain scam around. Next email will insist on an apprasial from one or two saites (they own both)

See:
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archiv.../179325-1.html
http://www.namepros.com/archive/index.php/t-55154.html
http://www.chataboutclassifieds.com/...201-115-a.html

I received a similar e-mail. "Strangely" I never heard back from them after I said that any appraisal would be at their expense and any sales would have to be conducted via escrow.com.

Ok thanks, I know that appraisals are garbage anyways. A good domain tradesman should be able to value their own domains. Advice is always a + but those garbage auto appraisals are peanuts. Thanks for the heads up