POSSIBLE SCAM ALERT! Just received this what appears to be from GO DADDY, but is it?

[mitch007]

Confirm Your Identify ([email protected]),

An unknown user was trying to login your GoDaddy account with an incorrect password on Tuesday 10 February, 2015 05:38 GMT, and with an unknown DNS IP Location:
(Italy) ip=1.......0, as a result of that we partially blocked your GoDaddy accounts due to major security protocols.

Kindly visit our GoDaddy account Re-Activation Center Click here :
https://m.godaddy.com/active.aspx?form=9219adc5c42107c4911e2491553206489219adc5c42107c4911e249155320648

We are sincerely sorry for any inconvenience.
Godaddy Resolution

IS THIS A SCAM ATTEMPT: Answer back to
https://m.godaddy.com/active.aspx?form=9219adc5c42107c4911e2491553206489219adc5c42107c4911e249155320648



m.godaddy.com ??????????????????????????????????????? Really??

By the way, nothing has been blocked by Go Daddy.

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Copyright (c) 1999-2015 GoDaddy.com, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

[Asfas1000]

Where does the link actually point to when you hover your mouse over it ?

 

[iowadawg]

Goes to one of two places:
One is a phishing site.
Or one is the godaddy site.
Weird.

 

[mitch007]

JUST BE CAREFUL.

Keep in mind Go daddy never "blocked" my account as it says they did in the initial message

 

[mitch007]

The "alert" DID NOT come from Go Daddy. Here is the entire email...

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected][email protected]
Sent: 2/10/2015 2:11:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Account Notice : Error No 1762


Confirm Your Identify ([email protected]),

An unknown user was trying to login your GoDaddy account with an incorrect password on Tuesday 10 February, 2015 05:38 GMT, and with an unknown DNS IP Location:
(Italy) ip=109.73.177.240, as a result of that we partially blocked your GoDaddy accounts due to major security protocols.

Kindly visit our GoDaddy account Re-Activation Center Click here :
https://m.godaddy.com/active.aspx?form=9219adc5c42107c4911e2491553206489219adc5c42107c4911e249155320648

We are sincerely sorry for any inconvenience.
Godaddy Resolution

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Copyright (c) 1999-2015 GoDaddy.com, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

[Asfas1000]

I clicked your link.
I goes to a site mydietmode.com
It's a phishing attempt. It shows like the GD login page.
Google gave me a big red warning.

 

[NameYourself]

Confirm Your Identify

..should be the dead giveaway.

 

[Asfas1000]

From: hoytcarter@comcast.net
To: [email protected][email protected]
Sent: 2/10/2015 2:11:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Account Notice : Error No 1762


Confirm Your Identify ([email protected]),

An unknown user was trying to login your GoDaddy account with an incorrect password on Tuesday 10 February, 2015 05:38 GMT, and with an unknown DNS IP Location:
(Italy) ip=109.73.177.240, as a result of that we partially blocked your GoDaddy accounts due to major security protocols.

Kindly visit our GoDaddy account Re-Activation Center Click here :
https://m.godaddy.com/active.aspx?form=9219adc5c42107c4911e2491553206489219adc5c42107c4911e249155320648

We are sincerely sorry for any inconvenience.
Godaddy Resolution

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Copyright (c) 1999-2015 GoDaddy.com, LLC. All rights reserved.






Several points give the game away....

 

[Electric-Shadow]

This is an obvious scam, have had lots of these.

 

[baldonius]

Confirm Your Identify ([email protected]),

An unknown user was trying to login your GoDaddy account with an incorrect password on Tuesday 10 February, 2015 05:38 GMT, and with an unknown DNS IP Location:
(Italy) ip=1.......0, as a result of that we partially blocked your GoDaddy accounts due to major security protocols.

Kindly visit our GoDaddy account Re-Activation Center Click here :
https://m.godaddy.com/active.aspx?form=9219adc5c42107c4911e2491553206489219adc5c42107c4911e249155320648

We are sincerely sorry for any inconvenience.
Godaddy Resolution

IS THIS A SCAM ATTEMPT: Answer back to
https://m.godaddy.com/active.aspx?form=9219adc5c42107c4911e2491553206489219adc5c42107c4911e249155320648



m.godaddy.com ??????????????????????????????????????? Really??

By the way, nothing has been blocked by Go Daddy.

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Copyright (c) 1999-2015 GoDaddy.com, LLC. All rights reserved.

I got the same email this week. The anchor text on the links is a trick - the URL it actually directs to is a fake phishing website to get your login details.

The silver lining is that you have domain names worth stealing

 

[iowadawg]

A smart person would do this:
Get an email from godaddy, paypal, ebay, whatever?
Do not click on links in the email, but rather go to the site directly from your browser.

 

[iowadawg]

If one of these scam emails does make it past my junk filter?
I just add it to my junk file.
Thus, never again seeing a scam email using the same email address, etc.

 

[Electric-Shadow]

The Baron hit the nail on the head. There's also always at least one typo in these types of e-mails that professional companies like GoDaddy or PayPal just wouldn't make.