Got an high offer on a domain, is this legit?

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Got a email from someone who has a interested buyer for a domain i have. After asking what price he would be willing to pay he responded with this email:


Does this offer seems legit? I am not familair with domain buying and selling. What are the logical next steps for me to take?
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  • No, it doesn't.

    Several things jump out as being quite suspect, including this:

    "Please note he cannot accept it from any agency. He needs a manual service."

    You have the web site. You should be offering the terms with possible concessions if negotiated.

    Steve
  • No - looks like a very common scam.

    They want to buy your domain - but first you need to "do something" - get a "certificate" or "get an appraisal"....and THEY tell you where you will pay for this "something".

    My advice - ignore this communication entirely.

    Have you advertised this domain for sale? Do you truly believe a "buyer" would just toss out a $17k offer as a first communication? They catch your interest with a "big number" and then tell you where to pay for what THEY want you to buy....then the "buyer" changes his mind....
  • Haha.

    Clever!

    BH: He's promoting the links on that Google Answers page.

    The first time I've seen the tactic.

    Advice: delete the email.

    - Tom
  • Did some research and indeed. the link he sends the email from redirets straight to an UK hosting company and the url from his email is registered this year. Also the google anwsers page is not from google but a own setup page.

    Had to do my own research before asking this question, sorry guys!
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    • Scammers are cunning sometimes.

      I got an email (deleted already) warning me that if I didn't register my domain with their recommended, official-sounding service, I was risking the "visibility" of my site. In other words, if I didn't pay them, no one would be able to find my domain.

      The email was addressed to the WhoisGuard email address.

      So I asked the registrar via chat, and they had never heard of the outfit before.

      Did a little snooping on the physical address, and found out it was an apartment house in one of Miami's, shall we say, "lesser" neighborhoods. Hardly what one would expect for an international online agency, eh?
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  • A scam, very easy to see.. Buyers do not muck around when they see a domain they want.
  • Very old scam....
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