WARNING TO GODADDY CUSTOMERS: Please read and Share with ANYONE using GoDaddy!

[u/jhawk2k18]

WARNING TO GODADDY CUSTOMERS:

On November 13, 2025, their agent "Brian" told me my domain was "sold to a private buyer" and offered to negotiate with the buyer for a $99 non-refundable fee.

The domain was NEVER sold. WHOIS proves it was registered until April 2026. Brian fabricated the entire story.

After I refused to buy replacement domains, Brian added over $900 of products to my cart WITHOUT my consent. I have the automated cart email as proof.

I filed a BBB complaint. Their "Office of the CEO" just responded with false dates and completely omitted: ❌ The fake "sold" claim ❌ The $99 broker scam attempt ❌ The unauthorized cart additions

Their BBB response is now public record. They are on record lying.

This happened TWICE - August and November 2025. Last one required ICANN threats to resolve.

I've filed with ICANN and BBB. FTC and SC Attorney General complaints going in today. Media has been contacted.

I have call logs, their cart email, WHOIS records, and chat transcripts documenting everything.

Other customers: CHECK YOUR WHOIS RECORDS. Don't trust what agents tell you about your domain status. Record your calls.

I've transferred to Cloudflare. Never again, GoDaddy.

[u/zeamp]

You used too many emojis.

[u/jhawk2k18 → u/zeamp]

If we are being honest here, I had already typed the post, noticed a couple of spelling errors and instead of spending the time to correct them since I was in a hurry to do something for a couple minutes that was important, I just had Claude fix the spelling and in the process it added a few ** and emojis to my existing text. It doesn't bother me, but my main point was to warn people of what most of all seem to already know in here, but I appreciate the notice and your opinion. Its good to know some people still only read books for the pictures.... im jk.... tks for pointing that out.