There is a scam running in one of the Plimus product.
This is to bring in your notice that DomainExplorer.org guys are running a scam and using Paypal and Plimus reputation to fetch easy money from potential customers.
Initially they emailed me showing their interest in one of my domain and then asked for the manual appraisal. Later in his email he provided me the following link http://nametalk.007sites.com/Archive/695372.htm , which narrowed our discussion to get human appraisal from domainexplorer.org I checked the website and did requested for manual domain explorer as their order page prominently emphasized Paypal payment. Having Paypal on its order page made me confident and completed the transaction using Paypal itself. Now normally human domain appraisals require 24 hours or more, but I was provided with Human appraisal report within 3 hours of my order. This raised my alarms and I started researching about this, and little research actually enlightens the fact that all this is a Big fraud done by Domainexlorer.org guys. DomainExplorer.org run scams and prepare fake domain appraisal certificates
Following are the links from reputed forums to confirm the fraud:
http://www.namepros.com/warnings-and-alerts/584147-beware-of-domainexplo...
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=594508
I recived similar emails as shown in sitepoint forum, but i was un aware of the scam and did the transaction.
Is there any way to get refund from such people. Clickbank.com has a very effective solutions to prevent customers from scams. A single complain was enough to refunds from fraudant and scammers.
Is there any effective way here in Plimus.com
Plimus Response
Hi there,
Thanks for this posting. I will pass it on to our anti-fraud folks to check out.
Thanks,
Derek, Plimus
How can I have refunds for a fraudulent transaction.
Hi there,
Last week, I've been the victim of a fraudulent transaction initiated by a certain Mark Greenwald from the website theonlinebrokerage.com. I just made a research on google and discovered that this guy and the websites theonlinebrokerage.com and domainexplorer.org are parts of a scamming network that send email scam to website's owner offering them to buy their domain names after receiving appraisal report.
They redirect me to domainexplorer.org where I disbursed 280 USD to obtain appraisal reports for 5 domain names that I own.
After that, the guy wrote me to tell me that he didn't want to buy the domain names anymore.
I just made some research and discovered that many guys on the internet have been victim of this scamming network.
What I want to know is the following :
How can I do to get a refunds ? I can send all the mails and the receipt from PLIMUS to prove the scam.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Jean-Robert Duprat
Refunds
If you ordered through Plimus please just apply for a refund setting out your reasons and your request will be processed. The relevant information to do this is on your Order Information page.
Derek,
Plimus
I was duped into the same
I was duped into the same scam by theonlinebrokerage.com, domainexplorer.org, and plimus.comand have requested an immediate refund. I am waiting for a response. Plimus seems to be in on the scam since it looks like they are aware of the issue and the problem is still going on.
Refunds
Following inquiries into this seller we are now providing refunds. Please apply for a refund to our customer support if you have not already received one.
Many thanks,
Derek, Plimus
I just made a research on
I just made a research on google and discovered that this guy and the websites theonlinebrokerage.com and domainexplorer.org are parts of a scamming network that send email scam to website's owner offering them to buy their domain names after receiving appraisal report.They redirect me to domainexplorer.org where I disbursed 280 USD to obtain appraisal reports for 5 domain names that I own.
Regards,
jack - Apex Professionals LLC
I've been using
I've been using DomainExplorer.org for two years. They always respond fast. They even refunded my duplicate transaction several months ago. I think they will reund ou too. Their support is fast and friendly.