A fishy email about an interest in domains!

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by Riverrock73, Oct 1, 2009.

  1. #1
    I just received the following email:
    "Hi, I'm interested in your domains listed for sale in your parking service. Please let me know your price, could you send a mail to me appended a list with your prices? Thanks."

    He did not specify which domain nor where he saw it, does this sounds right?:confused: where should i go from here?
     
    Riverrock73, Oct 1, 2009 IP
  2. Pixelrage

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    #2
    Sounds legit, but this is not a serious buyer...if he were, he would have sent you a professional letter, not some half-assed email that took ten seconds to write.
     
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    #3
    does seem slightly odd that he didnt mention which domain
     
    jonnyshaw89, Oct 1, 2009 IP
  4. theapparatus

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    #4
    First question I would be asking yourself is do you in fact having a parking service and if so, do you have any domains listed there.

    A quick google shows this has come up previously:

    http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/613298-help-needed-please.html

    If this did come from 163.com as mentioned in that thread, I don't think it's legit as a legit marketer wouldn't be using a free email provider like that.
     
    theapparatus, Oct 1, 2009 IP
  5. Riverrock73

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    Thanks to you all..


    theapparatus:
    The email address and the email content was the copy paste from the link you gave me, so this was a scam or whatever it is..case closed!
    But why would someone do this I wonder?
     
    Riverrock73, Oct 1, 2009 IP
  6. theapparatus

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    #6
    Folks buy unused and expiring domains all the time. There's a very large market for it. Many of those domains already have traffic and inbound links and probably are already known by the search engines.
     
    theapparatus, Oct 2, 2009 IP
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    I think you'd better contact himself to get more details on his demand.You will soon be clear about that.
     
    Steve Powers, Oct 2, 2009 IP
  8. theapparatus

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    There's no demand in that email and responding to spam just confirms your email address and that you actually read them.
     
    theapparatus, Oct 2, 2009 IP