Tag Archives: domain appraisal scam

Wed 2nd December 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Name Appraisal fraud still creation a rounds - After all these years, it’s still going strong. It’s one of the oldest scams in the books, and apparently it’s still working. The domain appraisal scam goes like this: someone says they’re interested in buying your domain name, and they think it’s worth a lot of money. But before they can go through with the purchase, you need you to get an appraisal from a specific service. Once they get a validation of the value, they promise to buy the domain name. Once you pay for the appraisal, however, ... read more ...
Fri 11th September 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Name Appraisal Scam Update - Had the names posted on ebay and got these emails. after the second one I was realized that it was probably a scam then I searched and here I am. From: “Bradley” Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:13 PM To: **** Subject: Re: COLLEGEDATEZONE.COM (sent 10/06/09) Sorry for delay with the response. My cousin gave birth to a child. We celebrated with our familly. Can you accept 12,000 USD? Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name? Domain without content is ok with me. Web ... read more ...
Wed 29th July 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Fleos.com Is Open for Fleecing - Domain name appraisal scam moves to a new domain name. I’m getting tired of writing these articles. But every time I do, a number of people searching for this stumble upon it, so I figure it saves some people from falling for the scam. The latest incarnation of the domain name appraisal has moved to a new domain name – Fleos.com. A scammer sends and email to you offering to buy your domain name for a percentage of the appraisal price. He explains that they ... read more ...
Fri 15th May 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Name Appraisal Scam Now during NameOrange.com - Warning: do not buy domain appraisals at NameOrange.com. A new domain appraisal scam that surfaced a few months ago has migrated to a new web site, NameOrange.com. The scammers send an e-mail to domain name owners offering to buy their domain for a certain percentage of the appraisal price. The e-mail requires an appraisal from one of three domain name appraisal services, including one owned by the scammer. The scammer’s appraisal service has the lowest price, ... read more ...
Mon 23rd March 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Appraisal Scam is Reborn - The latest twist on an old scam. Over the weekend I received three identical e-mails that show the domain name appraisal scam is alive and well. Here’s one of the emails: Dear sir, we are interested to buy your domain name.COM and offer 65% of the appraised market value. As of now we accept appraisals from one of these leading companies: sed o.com pozde.com accuratedomains.com Should you already have an appraisal please forward it to us. We appreciate your business, Sincerely, R. ... read more ...
Thu 6th March 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Name Appraisal Scam Resurfaces - Yep, I got one too tonight… Email1 —————————————— Head-office@bonbon.net to me Hello, We have seen your domain listed for sale. What are your expectations in Euros or US dollars? We are in real estate but invest in web project too. We have a solid investing budget and our company is very interested in Internet names and web sites. If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list. Looking forward to do business with you. Regards, Gilbert Reuter CEO BON ... read more ...