Comments on: Possible scam on domains and sites http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/ Sharing lessons learned in business and online marketing Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:16:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: JerFollowUp http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-10363 JerFollowUp Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:47:08 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-10363 I replied and got a response. How is this a scam??? Wondering why I shouldn't follow through. Message Text: Hello, A representative of our marketing team contacted you with enquiry about advertising on your website (your correspondence is below). First I want to thank you for your reply. Our website is http://www.altissimo.net If you think it is suitable for your site, could you please send me the price for a text link, so we can continue our negotiations? Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you John What is the site we would be advertising for? 2008/9/27 Tansy Bennett > Good day, > We are looking for link partners on the web and I want to ask you is it > possible for me to have advertising on your site XXXX.XXX, and > how much would that cost. > > Kind regards I replied and got a response. How is this a scam??? Wondering why I shouldn’t follow through. Message Text:

Hello,

A representative of our marketing team contacted you with enquiry about advertising on your website (your correspondence is below). First I want to thank you for your reply.

Our website is http://www.altissimo.net

If you think it is suitable for your site, could you please send me the price for a text link, so we can continue our negotiations?

Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you

John

What is the site we would be advertising for?

2008/9/27 Tansy Bennett

> Good day,
> We are looking for link partners on the web and I want to ask you is it
> possible for me to have advertising on your site XXXX.XXX, and
> how much would that cost.
>
> Kind regards

]]> By: swee http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-10241 swee Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:16:15 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-10241 I have received one too. Phemie Dull is now a gmail user. I dont know if it is a scam but am not replying to find out. Interestingly, the email redirect came from domainsbyproxy.com, a godaddy related site. I reproduce the mail here for your perusal: Phemie Dull Good day, We are looking for link partners on the web and I want to ask you is it possible for me to have advertising on your site(mysite), and how much would that cost. Kind regards It was unsigned by sent via godaddy's domainsbyproxy reroute. I have received one too. Phemie Dull is now a gmail user. I dont know if it is a scam but am not replying to find out. Interestingly, the email redirect came from domainsbyproxy.com, a godaddy related site.

I reproduce the mail here for your perusal:

Phemie Dull

Good day,
We are looking for link partners on the web and I want to ask you is it possible for me to have advertising on your site(mysite), and how much would that cost.

Kind regards

It was unsigned by sent via godaddy’s domainsbyproxy reroute.

]]> By: Alan Pattinson http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-10097 Alan Pattinson Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:46:44 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-10097 Received 2 of these letters, perhaps they are just to verify email addresses??? Alan ======================== Hello, I am interested in purchasing your web site sport-smart.com . If you would like to sell it send me your phone number to call you. I have cash to buy today! If you are interested, please reply to 1246dahms.linsey@gmail.com as soon as possible. Thank you Received 2 of these letters, perhaps they are just to verify email addresses???
Alan
========================
Hello,

I am interested in purchasing your web site sport-smart.com . If you would like to sell it send me your phone number to call you.
I have cash to buy today!

If you are interested, please reply to 1246dahms.linsey@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Thank you

]]> By: Stefanie http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-8894 Stefanie Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:29:19 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-8894 I'm awfully tempted to pick up a pre-paid phone and give them my number, just to see what happens... I've gotten a similar e-mail recently, but my personal sites are all private, so they couldn't get it that way, anyway (not that it would be nearly as efficient for them as firing off a bazillion e-mails and waiting to see who responds). I’m awfully tempted to pick up a pre-paid phone and give them my number, just to see what happens…

I’ve gotten a similar e-mail recently, but my personal sites are all private, so they couldn’t get it that way, anyway (not that it would be nearly as efficient for them as firing off a bazillion e-mails and waiting to see who responds).

]]> By: GJ http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-8884 GJ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:57:03 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-8884 I got one too for a website I had hosted with Netfirms that expired 15 days ago. My first thought was that it might have been a clever marketing scam to make me renew my domain name with them. I got one too for a website I had hosted with Netfirms that expired 15 days ago. My first thought was that it might have been a clever marketing scam to make me renew my domain name with them.

]]> By: Martin http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-8883 Martin Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:53:56 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-8883 They could also just do a whois search and check the phone number there couldn't they? Unless it's registered with a privacy protection proxy it's all there. Martin's last blog post..<a href="http://www.devcase.com/blog/in-memory-card-madness-you-are-being-silly-sony">In memory card madness you are being silly Sony</a> They could also just do a whois search and check the phone number there couldn’t they? Unless it’s registered with a privacy protection proxy it’s all there.

Martin’s last blog post..In memory card madness you are being silly Sony

]]> By: Craziest Gadgets http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-8847 Craziest Gadgets Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:38:34 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-8847 At this point it sounds more like spam than a scam (posted by a man named dan on a tram on the lam eating spam from a can). If they have your website, name, phone number and email- is there something they can do with all this? Craziest Gadgets's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraziestGadgets/~3/306345152/">Golf Club You Can Pee Into</a> At this point it sounds more like spam than a scam (posted by a man named dan on a tram on the lam eating spam from a can). If they have your website, name, phone number and email- is there something they can do with all this?

Craziest Gadgets’s last blog post..Golf Club You Can Pee Into

]]> By: Chris http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-8834 Chris Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:34:30 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-8834 Ive not received any of these emails (yet). I kept getting the onces asking about advertising space though, exactly the same email everytime with fake names and stupid email addresses ending in .ru I can't figure it out how these scams work. Chris's last blog post..<a href="http://www.jackjonesnetwork.com/2008/05/28/feature-on-times-online-blog-for-save-petrol/">Feature On Times Online Blog For Save-Petrol</a> Ive not received any of these emails (yet). I kept getting the onces asking about advertising space though, exactly the same email everytime with fake names and stupid email addresses ending in .ru

I can’t figure it out how these scams work.

Chris’s last blog post..Feature On Times Online Blog For Save-Petrol

]]> By: Komodo Dragon http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-8832 Komodo Dragon Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:22:50 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-8832 I've gotten alot scam emails, paypal, domain sales, you name it. If the normal average user gets these emails, especially ones asking you to login to your paypal account,etc, they are doomed :( I’ve gotten alot scam emails, paypal, domain sales, you name it. If the normal average user gets these emails, especially ones asking you to login to your paypal account,etc, they are doomed :(

]]> By: shashi http://selfmademinds.com/200806/possible-scam-on-domains-and-sites/#comment-8830 shashi Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:58:17 +0000 http://selfmademinds.com/?p=770#comment-8830 haa...i came across the same messge yesterday..and i just ignored it..thinking some stupid fellow wants to buy my site.. def. its a scam.. haa…i came across the same messge yesterday..and i just ignored it..thinking some stupid fellow wants to buy my site..
def. its a scam..

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