Walfan Wants Your LLL.com at a Discount
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Walfan Wants Your LLL.com at a Discount
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By ⋅ September 30, 2012

When I received my first email from Walfan this morning, I was tempted to post an article about it. When I received the second email, I decided to post it to offer some advice.

Apparently, “Walfan” wants to buy my LLL.com domain names and is requesting a special discount! Here are the emails I was sent regarding SHS.com and KJP.com (exact same content except for the names):

Hi,
    I’d like to buy shs.com  .Excuse me,is it available for sale? What’s the transfer price about it.I’m a personal domain investor.Please give me a discount price if you could . Thanks a lot

Best regards,
                    Walfan

Three tips for Walfan:

  • Fix the atrocious formatting and grammar.
  • Don’t send the exact same email to the same people.
  • Don’t ask for a discount.

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Comments (6)

    Kevin M.

    I got that one too. Thought I was special (which I am!). 😉 But I’d guess now that everyone with an LLL got it also. Oh those spammers!

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    September 30th, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Mike

    I got hundreds, also for 2 character .net/org, 3 number .com and 4 letter .com, and if you answer saying make an offer, hw will never answer back.

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    September 30th, 2012 at 2:58 pm

      Elliot Silver

      Probably sends out massive amounts and only responds to the responses with names he really wants.

      Easy fixes:

      1) Create filter to block email address
      2) Report spam email to spam@uce.gov
      3) File spam report with hosting company

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      September 30th, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Devon

    Terrible email indeed. However, are you certain that he’s not sending all of these out manually/individually, instead of using a bulk mailer? If he’s NOT using any type of automated software such a bulk mailer or email harvester/scraper, it wouldn’t qualify as spam under the current can-spam laws, no matter how crappy the grammar. Unless of course you request for him never to email you again, and he emails you again.

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    October 1st, 2012 at 5:13 am

    ZigDomains

    Quick has anybody bought Walfan.com ……

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    October 1st, 2012 at 10:27 am

    ZigDomains

    Yup, this is the toxic end of the business.

    Reply
    October 1st, 2012 at 10:28 am

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