Don’t fall for too good to be true offers for you domain name

| October 8, 2011 | 1 comment

Recently i had a mail, It was a offer for one of my domain llll.tv that i had listed at sedo.

Well not bad, i had gone through that before but still you never know if it’s a authentic offer. So, i googled for the email then i came across several  similar mail the scammer had tried before with hundreds of other domainers. The whole idea for them is to find the victim and then scam them by asking for domain appraisals with one of theirs suggest domain appraisals company.

Inorder to avoid the scam make sure to follow the check list and do comments and help the list be update. So, we can help each other to be safe from dirty scammer.

 

Below are some email i got and some i have collected from the web.

 

1#

Hello,

We are going to buy your domain name.

Our company is in hosting and domain name business.

Please email us your desired price in USD or euros for the domain name in the subject line.

If you have other names for sale please email us your domains with prices.

Looking forward to doing business with you.

Regards,

Michael Hendrix

President

Web Hosting Investment Inc
Domain Name Investing & Web Development

2#

From: michael-bortman@best-domain-investor.com

Hello,

We are going to buy your domain name.

Our company is in hosting and domain name business.

Please email us your desired price in USD or euros for the domain name in the subject line.

If you have other names for sale please email us your domains with prices.

Looking forward to doing business with you.

Regards,

Michael Bortmann

CEO

Web Hosting Investment Inc
Domain Name Investing & Web Development

 
3#
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:
thenamepros.com/Archive/936418269.htm

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

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

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.

4#
michael-bo​rtman@best-​domain-inve​stor.com

Hello,

We are going to buy your domain name.

Our company is in hosting and domain name business.

Please email us your desired price in USD or euros for the domain name in the subject line.

If you have other names for sale please email us your domains with prices.

Looking forward to doing business with you.

Regards,

Michael Bortman

CEO

Web Hosting Investment Inc
Domain Name Investing & Web Development

The bottom line is if you have a doubt or not make sure you make a background check of the company that they claim to be.
Never get over excited.