Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
GoDaddy users are asked not to click the links in the "GoDaddy Your Account is on Hold" email below. They should also not follow instructions in the same email which claims their accounts are on hold. This is because cybercriminals are sending out fake or phishing Godaddy emails with links that go to fake websites that steal Godaddy account usernames and passwords (credentials). And, once the cybercriminals have received the stolen credentials, they will use it to gain access to the accounts, hijack and use them fraudulently.
From: intermodalholding.com <ask@inbuco.co.uk>Date: May 29, 2018 at 9:03:10 AM EDTSubject: Your account is on holdYour account is on hold, Waiting for ownership validationTo continue using your mailboxValidate ownership of your email addressGoDaddy Team©2018.GoDaddy Service
From: intermodalholding.com <ask@inbuco.co.uk>
Date: May 29, 2018 at 9:03:10 AM EDT
Subject: Your account is on hold
Your account is on hold, Waiting for ownership validation
To continue using your mailbox
Validate ownership of your email address
GoDaddy Team
©2018.GoDaddy Service
Instead of clicking on a link to sign into their Godaddy accounts, Godaddy users should always go directly to www.godaddy.com to sign into their accounts. Once they have signed into their accounts, they will be alerted to important changes or notifications, if there are any.
For Godaddy users who have already been tricked by the scam or think they may have been, are asked to change their Godaddy account passwords immediately and contact Godday Technical support for help.
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Here is another scam: - Original Message - Subject: Validate Your Account From: "GoDaddy" Date: Tue, April 16, 2019 1:08 pm GoDaddy User- Customer Name: %email% April 16th 2019 Hi user, Your %email% account is on hold, waiting for ownership validation. To continue using your mailbox. Validate ownership of your email address. GoDaddy Team. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts,
Here is another scam: - Original Message - Subject: Action required: Your account has some security issue. From: "GoDaddy" Date: Sat, October 13, 2018 7:13 am GoDaddy User Customer Name: Oct 12th 2018 Hi user, Your account is on hold, waiting for ownership validation. To continue using your mailbox. Validate ownership of your email address. GoDaddy Team. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts, Scott Wagner, CEO, GoDaddy
Here is another scam: - Original Message - Subject: Action center: Your account has some security issues From: "GoDaddy" Date: Thu, September 27, 2018 6:46 am GoDaddy User Customer Name: Your account is on Hold, waiting for ownership validation To continue using your mailbox. Validate ownership of your email address. GoDaddy Team. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts,
Here is another scam: "From: GoDaddy Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 12:54 PM Subject: Urgent Message susan@accountingmarqs.com Hi User, Your susan@accountingmarqs.com Account is on Hold, Waiting for ownership validation To continue using your mailbox Validate ownership of your email address © GoDaddy Team. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts,"
