I got an e-mail today which is an impressive display of audacious scumbaggery (emphasis/commentary added, in bold):

Recently, (domain name I had registered and let expire) expired and went into a domain name auction. We acquired it and, since you own the .net 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. I’m flabbergasted that he’s proud to be a scumbag… amazing.

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If you’d like to own (domain-name-that-we-ganked), you can buy it now by covering our acquisition costs and a modest profit. (What a motherfucking bargain at $257! Wow, thanks Ken!)

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.

If you have an affinity for scumbag assholes, here’s Ken’s contact info. Sounds like he’s interested in making friends:

Ken Palm
ken@securethatdomain.com
(aka “secure-that-domain-before-we-steal-it-from-you.com”)
tel: 563.823.4644

iTime Marketing, Inc
322 N. Main Street
Davenport, IA 52801

No need to thank me for the free advertising Ken. I’m so impressed with your 20-lb. balls of brass that I’m willing to share your outstanding offer to sell me something back that you snapped out from under me (or that I intentionally let expire ’cause I have no interest in developing).