"GoDaddy Your Account is on Hold" Phishing Scam

GoDaddy Your Account is on Hold Phishing Scam

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.

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A "GoDaddy Your account is on Hold" Phishing Scam

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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Apr 16, 2019 at 2:00 PM by
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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,

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Oct 18, 2018 at 10:22 AM by
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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

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Sep 27, 2018 at 12:02 PM by
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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,

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Aug 10, 2018 at 10:28 AM by
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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,"

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