I got an email from godaddy today confirming that a domain that I was owned was cancelled in my account. i never cancelled the domain. The domain contains the word loan and doesn't violate an TM. I contacted them and they are "unsure" and would have to look into it. Seems kind of weird to me.
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GoDaddy Deleted domain from my account.
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It's a phishing email, NOT from Godaddy. So don't log in through the email link.
I received one of those a few months ago and just ignored it AFTER I logged in on my own (NOT through the link) and discovered that all was good.
IF you logged in through the email link, CHANGE your password ASAP, and contact Godaddy.
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Actually, the email sent to me was slightly different in that "Godaddy" was asking me to click onto my account and to delete my own domain.
Except for the misspellings, it was a very cleverly set up email message. The true email address:
[email protected]
The site emkei.cz is called "Fake Mailer" and is owned by Martin Klubal; I don't think he's the scammer, but, imo, he shares some of the blame for setting up such a service.
I had to really hunt for this email address within the original sent info for this sender--it looked so authentic.
It was weird because it WAS a Godaddy link within the email. This was the message:
My suspicion: the scammer was trying to convince me to delete the domain myself so that he/she could catch it.
(Blockzilla, ha)
It was either a hand reg or cheap auction win, so we're not talking big bucks.
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Actually, the email sent to me was slightly different in that "Godaddy" was asking me to click onto my account and to delete my own domain.
Except for the misspellings, it was a very cleverly set up email message. The true email address:
[email protected]
The site emkei.cz is called "Fake Mailer" and is owned by Martin Klubal; I don't think he's the scammer, but, imo, he shares some of the blame for setting up such a service.
I had to really hunt for this email address within the original sent info for this sender--it looked so authentic.
It was weird because it WAS a Godaddy link within the email. This was the message:
My suspicion: the scammer was trying to convince me to delete the domain myself so that he/she could catch it.
(Blockzilla, ha)
It was either a hand reg or cheap auction win, so we're not talking big bucks.
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Yes, check premium listings.
I have received the cancellation email a few times without getting the domain has sold email.
Outside that, the only reason a domain would really be deleted would be if it expired or was transferred to another registrar or account.
Brad
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This is definitely strange.
Even if your domain expires, it should not be deleted from your account, not until day 45/46 after expiration. The same with auction or BIN. The domain stays in your account until the buyer has paid, payment has been verified, and seller been paid.
Is it possible that your account has been hacked? The hacker could have targeted just this one domain, so your radar might not have gone off.
Also, what does Godaddy whois say about ownership?
Could you PM someone on the forum with the domain name, someone you trust? Someone savvy about such matters?
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2 of the most important things a domainer should consider when choosing a register is; Security and experienced technical support, which Godaddy has neither.
You never mentioned if you had listed it for sale yourself before all this happened, because if you didn't then the $483 you made is still great, but not so much if you never listed it ! lol...can you confirm you listed it....?
I don't have many premium sales in my record but I'd expect GD to tell me a name of mine has been sold, and keep me apprised as to if they paid or not, just like a regular sale, you pay GD extra to have a premium listing but if they only bother to email you once the name was "cancelled" from your acct then I might not bother w/premium again
The WHOIS is now private, your buyer already has it in his acct and even added privacy. So all n all it looks like you're happy w/the outcome, congrats ! (even if you don't recall listing it lmao....)
Support can be disgusting at times, they misinform you, it costs you money and no one takes the blame, they say the customer doesn't know what he's doing
But security is better after they intro'd the double-auth system by text message in Aug 2012 and it's free, so loggin in impersonating you became harder, but I agree GD does not have other features that made Fabulous a favorite for that (and Moniker, but not so much anymore)
Other than what the people at GD have done to me I find prices lower than most, and the UI/API is something I like, but their offering you a dozen products before checkout may bother some...
:gl:
I don't have many premium sales in my record but I'd expect GD to tell me a name of mine has been sold, and keep me apprised as to if they paid or not, just like a regular sale, you pay GD extra to have a premium listing but if they only bother to email you once the name was "cancelled" from your acct then I might not bother w/premium again
The WHOIS is now private, your buyer already has it in his acct and even added privacy. So all n all it looks like you're happy w/the outcome, congrats ! (even if you don't recall listing it lmao....)
Support can be disgusting at times, they misinform you, it costs you money and no one takes the blame, they say the customer doesn't know what he's doing
But security is better after they intro'd the double-auth system by text message in Aug 2012 and it's free, so loggin in impersonating you became harder, but I agree GD does not have other features that made Fabulous a favorite for that (and Moniker, but not so much anymore)
Other than what the people at GD have done to me I find prices lower than most, and the UI/API is something I like, but their offering you a dozen products before checkout may bother some...
:gl:
I had it listed premium. Listed a month back. It sold for 690 minus the 30% commission. Not bad for a 99 cent hand regged domain
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But still.. I never got an email it was sold
---------- Post added at 03:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:57 PM ----------
But still.. I never got an email it was sold
Is this first time you sold something via premium? That image of the email you received regarding payment, is typically the notice of the sale.
But yes, that or another congratulatory email should come before the domain is moved out of your account and the subsequent "cancelled" email you mentioned in your first post.
But yes, that or another congratulatory email should come before the domain is moved out of your account and the subsequent "cancelled" email you mentioned in your first post.
It worked out great for Ray, wow, a handregged domain not long ago (a good one actually, I like it) and for 99c (not even $8 !)..... it's things like this that hook people into domaining if they haven't been doing it long enough
And in fact 30% is a huge commission (the bid was actually $690, that's really good) and one email (the one Ray posted) is all you get ? Maybe something went wrong on GD's side on this one
With reg sales you get one when the name sells, one after the buyer pays, one after they move the domain to the other account, one once the name is cancelled from your acct and last a "You've been paid" email. This is not a "premium" service imo....
:P
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sorry, dude (ray) you've been domainin since 2005, you're not that new lol....
and, the attachment you enclosed is the "you've been paid" thing...my bad
and this should've been my 100th post..... !
And in fact 30% is a huge commission (the bid was actually $690, that's really good) and one email (the one Ray posted) is all you get ? Maybe something went wrong on GD's side on this one
With reg sales you get one when the name sells, one after the buyer pays, one after they move the domain to the other account, one once the name is cancelled from your acct and last a "You've been paid" email. This is not a "premium" service imo....
:P
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sorry, dude (ray) you've been domainin since 2005, you're not that new lol....
and, the attachment you enclosed is the "you've been paid" thing...my bad
and this should've been my 100th post..... !
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