Hi, I just received an email from Online Investment & Consulting LLC for a domain name. The weird thing is that my domain name is private on whois search and I didn't mentionned it online. In fact, the only place I put it is on Sedo yesterday(and bought it yesterday). So that mean: The two only place they have my personal infos are Sedo & GoDaddy... How could he contact me? Is he for real?
"Online Investment & Consulting LLC" is about as generic as names come. Plus this: http://ozmm.org/posts/his_name_is_robert_paulson.html ie it is the name of a famous ruby programmer So if I had to take a guess I would say scam, mind you more information would be needed to make a more accurate measurement.
Yeah it's his name. But how the hell did he get my infos?!?!?!?! (---Header with my domain name!!---) Hello, We buy and sell domains and web projects. What is your price for the domain? If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list. Looking forward to do business with you. Regards, Robert Paulson President Online Investment & Consulting LLC ----------------- Did a research ont the name: http://people.forbes.com/profile/robert-d-paulson/27484 63 Years Old Robert D. Paulson, Chief Executive Officer, Aerostar Capital, LLC (private investment firm); Director, Wesco Aircraft Parts, Inc. and Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. ps: LLC definition from wikipedia: A limited liability company or a company with limited liability (abbreviated L.L.C. or LLC or W.L.L) in the law of the vast majority of United States jurisdictions is a legal form of business company that provides limited liability to its owners. Often incorrectly called a "limited liability corporation" (instead of company), it is a hybrid business entity having certain characteristics of both a corporation and a partnership or sole proprietorship (depending on how many owners there are). An LLC, although a business entity, is a type of unincorporated association and is not a corporation. The primary characteristic an LLC shares with a corporation is limited liability, and the primary characteristic it shares with a partnership is the availability of pass-through income taxation. It is often more flexible than a corporation and it is well-suited for companies with a single owner.
Reply back with a price. If he says he'll "buy" it but wants to make sure he doesn't want to pay too much & wants an appraisal 1st which you have to pay for, it's a scam.
1. it's a scam. They will try to sell you domain appraisal 2. even if you have privacy, you still receive emails. They are forwarded from your private email address to your real one
I received the same email just now. For an iPad / medical related domain name. I found this by googleing his name (+ domain). Let me know if you have replied to him. Thanks
I just received a reply. Yes, it is a scam. This guy can't even provide a link that would work. Great scam, dude! Can you accept 35,000 USD for the following package: ipadnba.com ipadclipboard.com ipaddirector.com ipadcontacts.com ipadfordoctors.com ipadgamr.com ipadmoviemaker.com ipadmovieplayer.com ipadworm.com Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name? Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary. 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: http://www.domainexplorer.org/Archive-09-2009/81637824.htm 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. Looking forward to your reply.