Check Mate, and you’d better wash your hand after touching it.
by schwim on May.06, 2012, under Humorous, Spam
From:<dom@inbrokerage.com>
To: jsonSubj: Husaburg.com domain…
Hi,
We noticed that you currently own husaberg.org (correct?). Our suggested strong keyword domain husaburg.com should help in driving organic traffic, not to mention improve SEO and solidify your branding.
We are charging a one time fee of just $199. Let us know if you would like to proceed and acquire this domain, for we are starting to reach out to other online businesses today within your same space with this same opportunity.
Thank you,
Lauren Von, CSO
Dom@inBrokerage.com
“We discreetly assist our clients in acquiring premium domains.”
P.O. Box 3662467
Dallas, TX 75207
From: json
To: dom$inbrokerage.comSubj: RE: Husaburg.com domain…
Hi there Lauren,
I can’t thank you enough for attempting to discreetly assist me in registering a premium, albeit misspelled domain. I just couldn’t help but point out one small issue with your offer.
If I purchase this domain from you, I will pay $199.00. If however, I simply visit GoDaddy… well, here. I’ll let you see for yourself:
So, I can buy the domain from you or I can buy the domain for $11.99 elsewhere. This is one of those times when maybe you didn’t fully think this plan through in it’s entirety. Normally, to successfully run a domain hostage service, you have to actually be holding the domain hostage. Simply misspelling domains and offering to buy them for people can’t possibly have that great or a return.
On the off chance, however, there are people stupid enough to fall for this, I can’t help but notice that you own the inbrokerage.com domain and would like to offer you a chance to purchase theresasmallchesspiecelodgedinmyrectum.com to help improve your SEO and solidify your branding. Please contact me if you would like me to purchase this domain for you and then turn around and mark it up 3000% but be sure to hurry because I am also offering this domain to other businesses that also work within your area of expertise.
thanks,
json
“I spend my free time pointing out the fucking ridiculous and making fun of asshats.”
May 19th, 2012 on 7:32 am
No response? This looks like an easy thing to automate. While you rightly point out that an educated webmaster might not go for that, you have to ask yourself what their costs were. It costs them nothing to mine common spelling errors and send these emails, so even if the conversion rate is 1/10000, that is free money.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the user.