58.com what a joke

[Sheva]

just received the email below:

Limited Time Offer...!!!
The domain name 58.com is for sale by webnamesolution.com. Hurry and take advantage of this limited time special offer $199.95 USD.
Domain Name: 58.com
Price: $199.95 USD
To purchase this domain and take advantage of this Special Offer click on the link below:
WWW.WEBNAMESOLUTION.COM/PURCHASE
Thank you for your interest.
[email protected]

 

[theinvestor]

sold

 

[Tim Schoon]

erm.. lol.. wtf is this?

 

[Donald Aquilano]

Did you tell them its SOLD!!!:lol:

 

[Hurley4540]

BIN @ 1.99! lol

 

[Keyboard Cowboy]

Sheva, I have received the same for three digit dot coms

 

[Onward]

Yes, I get these types of deals/scams all the time.

 

[Poohnix]

webnamesolution.com offers names they don't own all the time, and always for the same price - it's probably an automated process.
In most cases it's names that are about to drop, but frequently they seem to offer other names too.
Usually it's the .com version of a name which you already have in another extension, and I've sometimes used their sales emails as an alert that a name will drop soon...
Ofter they even offer you names you have dropped yourself.
They never own the names yet at the time the email is sent.


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[katherine]

You guys should complain to their registrar + webhost + credit card processor.
I just don't how many complaints it takes to shut down these clowns :veryangry:

 

[tekz999]

Their contact info is at:
http://www.webnamesolution.com/contact.html

 

[DomainMagnate]

webnamesolution.com offers names they don't own all the time, and always for the same price - it's probably an automated process.
In most cases it's names that are about to drop, but frequently they seem to offer other names too.
Usually it's the .com version of a name which you already have in another extension, and I've sometimes used their sales emails as an alert that a name will drop soon...
Ofter they even offer you names you have dropped yourself.
They never own the names yet at the time the email is sent.


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so how does it work, if you agree to buy the domain, would they make you pay for appraisals, or like try to acquire it from the owner etc.?
I don't suppose they just take the money and run. These emails have been around for months

 

[Poohnix]

I have no idea, I've never answered them.
But since most are for dropping domains, (I think others are by mistake), I assume they're trying to get it in the drop, and then sell it to you.

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[draggar]

(Moved to domain discussion).

I get emails from them a lot, most of the time if I own the .org or .net and the .com is dropping.

A few times they've offered to sell me a domain that I already owned, too. They took me off their list for some reason when I threatened legal action for that. :?::approve:

 

[stewie]

A few times they've offered to sell me a domain that I already owned, too. :

Who would pay the escrow fees ??? ound:

 

[james2002]

If you are not buying, I will buy it. LOL.

 

[Hurley4540]

Don't buy 58.com from them!

Buy 69.com for only $19.99 from me! BUT WAIT, if you order within the next FIVE minutes I'll include 01.com for FREE! ACT FAST!

 

[james2002]

I think it is a kind of orthodox advertising way. Now more people are aware of the website. I have even visited the site.

 

[Hurley4540]

This could be "illegal advertising" to?

And aware? Yes, aware they are scammers >.>