Advice needed: Softforces.com

xoe26 · Oct 29, 2005

Hi,

I would like your help.

I had a domain name listed for sale and recieved an email asking for a quote. I replied with my offer and the buyer accepted straight away with the following email.

There is another important issue for me. Some of my friends lost money after buying stolen names. Others had problems with trademarks. So I must be sure you are the real owner and your domain name has no trademark conflicts.

This is a serious problem for the whole domain industry. You can read about the problem at
http://www.stopscum.com/archives/i_just_stole_your_domain_name_it_was_easy.html
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/ga/msg02020.html
More information about trademark conflicts can be found at
http://www.patents.com/dno.htm

I hope now you understand why I need to verify this information before we go further.

My friends recommended me a reliable service we could use to verify your domain name.
URL of this service - http://www.softforces.com/checkdomain.htm

These guys were recommended as Internet security professionals. Looks liek this service is unique because I've not found anything similar in the Internet. After we check your domain name we'll proceed with escrow.com or other similar service.

This "check domain" service allows to split the fees 50% / 50% between buyer and seller. I thinks it's honest.

I've already ordered my part and paid $39 fee. I specified your email address so you must receive a confirmation from them shortly. You should submit your information and they will check your domain name and the domain owner.

They will email us the results within 1-2 business days.

I have recieved an email from this company - Softforces.net saying that the buyer has paid the $39 fee.

Is this a legitimate deal? This is my first domain sale and it seems a bit to good to be true - someone just emailing me almost out of the blue and accepting my first offer.

Thank-you for your help.