Watch out for domain name appraisal scammers
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 3:42 AM, <liberman@live-host.org> wrote:
Hello!
I'm very interested in purchasing chelner.com.
I found it listed for sale.
Please respond with a desired price for your domain in the subject line (in USD, Euros or other currency).
If you have other names for sale please email me your list with prices.
Regards,
Isaac Liberman
CEO
Live Web Hosting Clue Services
I found it listed for sale.
So I responded with the price....even though I thought it was a bit weird since the BIN price was listed at Sedo. Then I contacted Gene Pimentel....and he "smelled" domain appraisal scam.
The next email I got from this guy read:
699. Ok. I'm also interested in b2bshoppingcart.com. I have 25,000 usd budget for 10-12 domains.
How can I pay you (PayPal, Western Union, escrow.com etc.)? If this is your first time domain sale I may help you with the sale/transfer process.
Are you a member of domain seller communities/forums? Probably, we know each other under some nicknames?
Best regards,
Isaac Liberman
CEO
So now "Mr Liberman" was telling me that he has lots of cash. Hmmmm?I wrote him back and told him he could use the BIN at Sedo. And he responded with:
Great! Before we proceed we need the following:
1. We need a valuation certificate (appraisal of your domain made by independent experts). It will show me you are a legitimate seller and the price of your domain is reasonale based on the last market trends. Please don't worry, it will take only 1-2 minutes to get this valuation.
2. I prefer appraisal service that also verifies possible trademark infringements. It's important for me to know that your domain has no problems with trademarks. It won't be a problem for you since some good appraisers offer this option (trademark infringement verification) as a free bonus to the appraisal service.
To avoid mistakes and wasting money on useless services I asked in the forum about reliable valuation/TM verification services.
Please read this information:
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The process is very easy:
1. Go to the appraisal site and order the valuation with the TM verification. After several hours you will get the results.
2. Please resend these results via email and we'll proceed with the deal.
If the evaluation comes higher you can change your asking price. After you send me the professional evaluation via email (usually it takes one day to get the results) we'll be doing business.
Best regards,
I. Liberman
CEO
I wrote Gene back and told him that he called it right. I wish there was a watch dog group to report these scammers...but for now I will report it here and encourage everyone to be careful.
Gene also sent me this most hilarious exchange he had with a similar scammer....for your reading enjoyment: http://genepimentel.com/domainscam
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