Beware: Domain Name Buyer
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Release time:2010-11-09
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Source from Domain name wire
A new domain buying inquiry makes the rounds.
An interesting twist
The buyer says his or her first name is the domain name they want to buy. Here’s an example:
Hello,
My name is Latroy Beneters and Im interested in buying your domain www.latroy.com Are you are interested in selling it? If you are, do you
have any idea how much you want for it? If you don’t, let me know and I will make you an offer instead and we can take it from there.
Many thanks for your time,
Latroy Beneters
Lest you think this may actually be a legitimate offer from a person named Latroy, then you receive several similar e-mails. They all follow the
same pattern, simply substituting a different name like this:
Hello,
My name is Brazil Thomas and Im interested in buying your domain
www.brazil.com Are you are interested in selling it? If you are, do you have
any idea how much you want for it? If you don’t, let me know and I will make
you an offer instead and we can take it from there.
Many thanks for your time,
Brazil Thomas
The e-mails come from fictitiouslastname@gmail.com.
You should suspect the inquirer really wants to by the domain, but is trying to go the sympathetic/not-a-domainer route. Even so, just DO NOT
respond. Anyone who uses a fictitious name is not worthy doing business with.Todaynic.com International Limited
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