A story about GlobalDomainBuyers.Com

[Guest]

I get an email at my request from a company (GlobalDomainBuyers.Com) that
sell domain names. A special offer:
"The "Gold Package" special of $199.95 has been extended
until Friday, Sept. 19, 2003. That is a savings of $300
off the regular price of $499.95!"
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I Order the service:
From: service@paypal.com [mailto:service@paypal.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:53 PM
"This email confirms that you have paid Global Domain Buyers.com $199.95 using PayPal.
This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL *GLOBALDOMAI".
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Payment Details:
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Total Amount: $199.95
Transaction ID: 4HC71989VU770664B
Quantity: 1
Item Title: Gold Package - GlobalDomainBuyers.Com
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and... the first massage from the company was:
"We are truly sorry for the delay and the problems that might
have caused you with this orded
Sincerely,
Customer Support
GlobalDomainBuyers.Com"
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more maggages from the company:
"Thank you for contacting GlobalDomainBuyers.Com...
We will appraise your domains before listing them...
The appraisals will be sent to your email address...
We have been experiencing severe technical difficulties for the last few weeks...
You will receive notification via email when your order has been completed....
If we do find that it was not processed you will be sent a full refund of the $199.95...
We are still going to forward the refund to you asap..."
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My order was never complete!, and I didnt get my money.
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The company, GlobalDomainBuyers.Com:
"We do not use PayPal anymore..."

This is kind of scary. Have you checked to see if this is a real company? You could try checking with the Better Business Bureau. If they are not listed there, I would contact the Attorney General's office. As a matter of fact, I have found that when I just mention the Attorney General's office to someone, they will usually start cooperating pretty quickly.