Anyone else getting .cn domain sales solicitations from China?

[acesfull]

I use to get people sending me e-mails trying to sell me the .net version of my .com domains. Now, Chinese entrepreneurs are sending out e-mails, trying to sell me the .cn version of my .com names. Anyone else here getting these solicitations?

Here's one example e-mail message....

Dear Sirs,

We have <YOUR-DOTCOM-DOMAIN-HERE>.cn and found that the domain is pretty useful for you to explore China market.

We can really consider selling it out if you are interested in it.

Please get back to us with your kind offer.I will selling it in Sedo.com.You will be notified immediately if your offer is accepted.

Sedo.com stands alone as the world's only global domain marketplace. It offers our users all the tools needed to buy and sell domains among a community of users stretching around the world, including domain appraisals, brokerage services, promotion and last.

Thanks

Regards,

Liu

Appendix:
Some large international companies use .cn domain in China.
http://www.google.cn/ The world's largest search company google.com China Station
http://www.Amazon.cn The world's largest online bookstore amazon.com company China Station
http://www.Yahoo.cn Yahoo.com he is the sub-stations in China

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Contact Information

Shaoyang Digital Equipment Co.,LTD
Phone: (0739)-5023789
Web: http://www.xjxj.Net
Mobile:+86-0-13973960749 (Mr.Liu)
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: Room 503 Shaoshui Dong Road.Shaoyang City
Zip: 422000
MSN ID: [email protected]

And another example:.

Dear Sirs,

China is the biggest market in the world ....

.cn domains is mostly used in China...

10,000,000 .cn domains are been registered....

We have <YOUR-DOTCOM-DOMAIN-HERE>.cn and found that the domain is useful for you if you want to explore China market.

We can really consider selling it out if you are interested in it.

Please get back to us with your kind offer.

Thanks

Regards,

Jack

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

I got the same for my .com

I replied to send me their 2 letter .cn domain. No reply. I guess they just have some crappy .cn domains.

Regards,
em

 

[denny007]

Yeah one of many typical spams. Not even worth to discuss it.
Viagra, dick enlargement etc
Penny stocks pump and dump
I want to buy your domain
I have .com version of your domain
Etcetera

 

[peekaboo]

Yeah one of many typical spams. Not even worth to discuss it.
Viagra, dick enlargement etc
Penny stocks pump and dump
I want to buy your domain
I have .com version of your domain
Etcetera

this one is real though. in countless searches in the past couple of months i noticed that many domains that are registered in .com only, are now registered in .cn as well (obvioulsy by a different registrant). and i'm talking about even mundane names that are sometime worthless or hard to move in .com.

what's more profoundly incredible in all this is that they show no sophistication to understand whether their targeted .com has any possible cultural or business value in china. in other words they don't care what the name is, as long as its registered in .com, they will register in .cn

obviously some idiots in china think that registering .cn equivalent of every crappy .com is a wise business strategy. what a freaking waste of money.

 

[denny007]

i noticed that many domains that are registered in .com only, are now registered in .cn as well

Well thats predictable consequence of the "free .cn domains" policy

obviously some idiots in china think that registering .cn equivalent of every crappy .com is a wise business strategy

Well actually as most of spammers, typosquatters and tasters are USA citizens there are big chances that behind this is also some USA citizen rather than a Chinese...

 

[peekaboo]

Well actually as most of spammers, typosquatters and tasters are USA citizens there are big chances that behind this is also some USA citizen rather than a Chinese...

true, but while americans are dumb enough, what i'm seeing here is different. i see a tremendous lack of any cultural or potential business sensibility whatsoever, and that leads me to believe that it has to be coming from someone not yet well versed in these things.

 

[denny007]

true, but while americans are dumb enough, what i'm seeing here is different. i see a tremendous lack of any cultural or potential business sensibility whatsoever, and that leads me to believe that it has to be coming from someone not yet well versed in these things.

This spam, as any other spam, is targeted to stupid people. With calculated conversion rate like 1:100K (guess dunno exact numbers). There is probably no different in to spam people about "generic viagra" or with some crappy domains like ".cn version of .com you own".

Proof that this works is we are still getting this spam. Spammers are actually quite smart. I am getting hundreds of spams every day and always see some spam-waves die early, some later and some are repeating "forever". All depends on its conversion rate.

Who is most "guilty" of spams are not spammers per se, but any idiot which orders anything from spams.

 

[CYKON]

I got those letters too.

From all the grammatical mistakes in the letter, I am pretty sure it's written by a Chinese(not to say all Chinese can't write proper English, I am Chinese too). Probably some speculative cyber-squatters using the .CN promotions to grab as many of them as possible and sell them to their respective .COM owners...

I just simply ignored all those letters.

 

[leo]

This spam, as any other spam, is targeted to stupid people. With calculated conversion rate like 1:100K (guess dunno exact numbers). There is probably no different in to spam people about "generic viagra" or with some crappy domains like ".cn version of .com you own".

Proof that this works is we are still getting this spam. Spammers are actually quite smart. I am getting hundreds of spams every day and always see some spam-waves die early, some later and some are repeating "forever". All depends on its conversion rate.

Who is most "guilty" of spams are not spammers per se, but any idiot which orders anything from spams.

Yep i agree..spammers are smart..but there are many dumb people out there.

 

[denny007]

From all the grammatical mistakes in the letter, I am pretty sure it's written by a Chinese

It is still more likely written by an American PRETENDING to be Chinese.

 

[CYKON]

It is still more likely written by an American PRETENDING to be Chinese.

Hmm, would one get better chance on selling his .CN names by pretending to be Chinese?? I doubted. If I wanna buy a domain name, I wouldn't care much about the nationality of the person.

I would concern about the Prospect of the name, the Price, and the Process of payment & transfer.... my 3Ps ....

 

[denny007]

Hmm, would one gets better chance of selling his .CN names by pretending to be Chinese??

No, the people buying from a spam are so stupid they do not think about "who am i buying from". The pretense it to avoid any legal consequences on the US soil.

 

[CYKON]

Just pulled up one of the many spams I got... the name of the stupid(maybe smart and have made millions already, who knows) guy is Jia Liu.

All the domains were registered through a china registrar, and the registrant's name is in Chinese.... He must know how to read and type chinese to register the name there... an American? maybe... but highly unlikely IMHO...


Buying from spam is certainly stupid, you've got a point there.

 

[Gerry]

Folks, it is not just the .cn.

Daily, I am getting numerous unsolicited emails for all extensions, all domains.

Today they were for .com, .tv, and .mobi.

The other day, I think it was for Chinese domains as the entire email was in Chinese characters. Getting about 2 of those weekly lately.

Or it is another Viagra spam. Natural, holistic, ancient powerful medicine. Elixer of the Han and Ming nobles and lords made from secret recipe of Whale piss and Yak scrotum.