What to do with threats?

diablo · 09-04-2006, 07:00:51 PM

Looks like a scam email - not the first and far from the best

Is it from a real email adress or hotmail.com? I bet the latter. Do they include full business contact details? I bet not.

stender · 18-04-2006, 12:08:28 PM

Give him a fictitious solicitors contact details and say Your solicitor is awaiting his contact to take the matter further. If he comes back and says the details you gave were no good you know he's serious.
I'll bet you don't hear from him again though.

Or send the acorn vigilanty group round for a visit

zee · 18-04-2006, 06:31:42 PM

Never answer first one, if, by the tine you may or may not recieve a second one, have a quick holding page made up using words and letters, [ ie bbc = buy birthday cards and take print out, you will have date and time on page and proof you had legitimate use of domain at time, most will quit, also check who signs paperwork,if a very junior person, more than likley sabre rattling to pad costs on clients a/c, end of story..z

MDUK · 18-04-2006, 07:18:33 PM

i have had an offer of �10 via Sedo for one of mine from somebody using a gmail account (the email address was an anagram of the name he gave) does that sound familiar?

SecNam · 19-04-2006, 08:12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDUK

i have had an offer of �10 via Sedo for one of mine from somebody using a gmail account (the email address was an anagram of the name he gave) does that sound familiar?

how do you know you have had an offer on sedo via gmail??? i thought you where not suppose to know who has made offers on sedo..

MDUK · 19-04-2006, 10:29:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laskos

how do you know you have had an offer on sedo via gmail??? i thought you where not suppose to know who has made offers on sedo..

Sorry it was namedrive (i was going from memory) haven't had one before so don't know if it was right or wrong.

Domain: xxxxxxx.co.uk
Offer: GBP 10
Name: xxxxxx xxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@gmail.com
Phone: +44 xxxxxxxx
Comment: I am interested in buying this domain.

El Dude · 26-05-2006, 12:53:52 PM

Hmmm. A company decides to contact about wanting their name back after 6 years!!!?

Have a look on Web Archive and see if there was any content on their pre 2K.

EDIT: OLD THREAD, SORRY.

18-04-2006, 06:31:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
zee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: scottish island Posts: 1,239 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 2)	drs Never answer first one, if, by the tine you may or may not recieve a second one, have a quick holding page made up using words and letters, [ ie bbc = buy birthday cards and take print out, you will have date and time on page and proof you had legitimate use of domain at time, most will quit, also check who signs paperwork,if a very junior person, more than likley sabre rattling to pad costs on clients a/c, end of story..z

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09-04-2006, 07:00:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
diablo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bonnie Scotland Posts: 738 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 37)	Looks like a scam email - not the first and far from the best Is it from a real email adress or hotmail.com? I bet the latter. Do they include full business contact details? I bet not.

18-04-2006, 12:08:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
stender Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,368 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (96% / 26)	Give him a fictitious solicitors contact details and say Your solicitor is awaiting his contact to take the matter further. If he comes back and says the details you gave were no good you know he's serious. I'll bet you don't hear from him again though. Or send the acorn vigilanty group round for a visit

18-04-2006, 07:18:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
MDUK Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North West Posts: 121 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	i have had an offer of �10 via Sedo for one of mine from somebody using a gmail account (the email address was an anagram of the name he gave) does that sound familiar?

26-05-2006, 12:53:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
El Dude Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Anglia Posts: 35 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Hmmm. A company decides to contact about wanting their name back after 6 years!!!? Have a look on Web Archive and see if there was any content on their pre 2K. EDIT: OLD THREAD, SORRY.