Domain Spam

ClaimThisDomain.com - Claim This Domain - iTime Marketing, Inc.

These idiots are registering domains they think are good and then SPAMMING the owners of other TLDs and offering them the domain at the bargain price of $247 that includes a year's registration...!!!

I am posting about them because I called and left a message for them after getting the first couple of SPAMs, then a couple of hours I got some more and now today I got more spam (we own quite a few domains...!). I want people to know two things about this company before they consider doing business with them: 1) They are SPAMMERS and should not be considered, and 2) They are charging a hefty price for something that may have cost them $60, but if they are pros would have cost them much less, like about $9.

They seem to use SnapNames.com and if you are interested in getting a .com domain to replace or add to your .net, .org, .info, .biz, or .us domain, then you should use SnapNames.com or another domain backorder service to get it yourself and save a lot of money. IT'S EASY!!! You can do this without paying an inflated cost. If you can't, then you can easily find someone (hint, hint) that can help you for must less cost!

What follows is two emails they send out, The first one sounds like it's a personal message, but it's not, and the second seems to be sent to help reinforce the idea that this is not spam (bulk commercial un-solicited email), but just a "helpful" person. We have received 3 sets of these emails in the past two days.


-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  eccao.com
From:  Matthew Smith <matthewsmith@claimthisdomain.com>
To:  domain-whois-contact@your-crappy-domain.net

Recently, eccao.com  expired and we acquired it
in a domain name auction.  Since you own the .net or .org
version of this domain name we wanted to provide you
with the opportunity to own the preferred .com version.

Our company specializes in recovering preferred expiring
domains and either selling them to individuals such as
yourself or building out our own web presence on those
valuable domains.

eccao.com is a pretty darn good domain name and,
the truth is, the .COM is a far stronger version of the
name than then .NET is. 

* .Com is the strongest brand on the internet.
When people think of a website, they intuitively
think ".com".   Odds are people trying to get to
your website are inadvertently going to eccao.com
because they assume that's where they can find you.

* .Com conveys Professionalism that .net & .org
cannot match.

If you'd like to own eccao.com, you can buy it
now by covering our acquisition costs and a modest profit.

If you have any interest I encourage you to act quickly
because this domain name will only be offered for sale
for a limited time.

Click Here For Pricing On eccao.com

https://secure.claimthisdomain.com/buy.php?eccao.com


Please advise,


Matt Smith
Matt@ClaimThisDomain.com
tel: 563.823.4644

ClaimThisDomain
322 N. Main Street
Davenport, IA 52801
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Here is the follow-up message:

-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  eccao.com
From:  Matthew Smith <matthew5@claimthisdomain.com>
To:  Man-your-domain-really-sucks-let-me-help-you@your-crappy-domain.net


btw....it just occurred to me - I should mention that you don't have to move off of your current site, or rebrand to the .com to get great value from the eccao.com domain name. The reason that this domain came to our attention is because it is currently getting traffic. Currently, that traffic is lost to you. By acquiring this domain, you can keep your current site and simply redirect eccao.com to your current site. That way, you won't lose this traffic at all, and you can, if you want, keep your current domain name as your main website.

To grab this domain while it's still available, you can buy it online at: eccao.com or by phone by calling 1-563-823-4644.


For your convenience, I am copying my message from earlier today below:


Recently, eccao.com  expired and we acquired it
in a domain name auction.  Since you own the .net or .org
version of this domain name we wanted to provide you
with the opportunity to own the preferred .com version.


Our company specializes in recovering preferred expiring
domains and either selling them to individuals such as
yourself or building out our own web presence on those
valuable domains.

eccao.com is a pretty darn good domain name and,
the truth is, the .COM is a far stronger version of the
name than then .NET is. 

* .Com is the strongest brand on the internet.
When people think of a website, they intuitively
think ".com".   Odds are people trying to get to
your website are inadvertently going to eccao.com
because they assume that's where they can find you.

* .Com conveys Professionalism that .net & .org
cannot match.

If you'd like to own eccao.com, you can buy it
now by covering our acquisition costs and a modest profit.

If you have any interest I encourage you to act quickly
because this domain name will only be offered for sale
for a limited time.

Click Here For Pricing On eccao.com

https://secure.claimthisdomain.com/buy.php?eccao.com


Please advise,


Matt Smith
Matt@ClaimThisDomain.com
tel: 563.823.4644

ClaimThisDomain
322 N. Main Street
Davenport, IA 52801
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Matt Smith has voice mail, but does not seem to return calls. He sounds like a nice guy, but my question is does he even exist...?

The company behind this spam is:
iTime Marketing, Inc.
332 N. Harrison St. Suite 100
Davenport IA 52801
P: 563-323-4609 * F: 866-316-5278
http://www.itimemarketing.com/


Summary: Don't trust or do any business with anyone that sends SPAM. And if they are stupid enough to use their real information, report them to their ISP and SPAMCOP.NET.

You can read more on this subject at NamePros.com, a forum for the domain industry at which I am a member.