I am a college student in Chicago, and I need your help and advice. A month ago, I encountered a phishing website that was registered with Godaddy. The website looked like a legitimate online store, but it was actually a scam that tried to steal my credit card information. Luckily, I realized it was a phishing website before I entered any sensitive information, and I decided to report it to Godaddy and other authorities.

On 18 December, 2023, I reported the phishing website to Godaddy via [email protected] and their https://supportcenter.godaddy.com/abusereport. I provided them with the URL of the phishing website, a screenshot of the website, and an explanation of why it was a phishing website. Godaddy responded that they will handle this and take down the website as soon as possible. They also thanked me for reporting it and asked me to report any other suspicious websites to their email address.

However, three weeks passed, and nothing happened. The phishing website was still online and active. I checked the WHOIS information of the website, and it was still registered with Godaddy. I contacted Godaddy again, and they gave me the same response as before. They said they will take down the website, but they did not give me any timeline or confirmation.I was very angry and frustrated, so I decided to report the phishing website to other authorities as well. I reported it to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) via their https://www.bbb.org/file-a-complaint & https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/?orgcode=USAGOV. I also provided them with the same information and evidence as I did to Godaddy.

I hoped that they would take some action and pressure Godaddy to take down the website.However, another week passed, and nothing changed. The phishing website was still online and active. I checked the status of my reports on BBB and FTC, and they said they were still processing them. They did not give me any updates or feedback. I contacted them again, and they told me to wait patiently and to report any other phishing websites to their email addresses or websites.I felt like I was stuck in a loop that I could not get out of.

I reported a phishing website to Godaddy, BBB, and FTC, but they did nothing to take it down. They just thanked me for reporting it and asked me to report more. They did not seem to care about the harm and damage that the phishing website could cause to other people. They did not seem to take phishing websites seriously.I am very disappointed and angry with Godaddy, BBB, and FTC. They have failed to protect me and other internet users from phishing websites. They have failed to fulfill their responsibilities and obligations. They have failed to do their jobs.That is why I decided to post my story here on Reddit.

I want to let more people know the inaction of Godaddy, BBB, and FTC. I want to warn more people not to fall and not to trust Godaddy, BBB, and FTC. I want to expose their incompetence and negligence.

I think my experience gonna help you to report others. And I also need your help and advice. Please share your thoughts about reporting Godaddy with me. I appreciate any feedback and support. Thank you for reading my post and for your help.

I have an active spammer sending me spam using a godaddy hosted domain. The spam does come from the godaddy network. The domain is a just a temp domain also hosted on godaddy. I forwarded the spam to the [email protected] address. They sent me a link. On the link they tell you to go to an ftc.gov link for spam. The ftc.gov link says that for spam you need to talk to the server owner where the spam originates. So you just get sent in circles. It seems godaddy has absolved its responsibility of policing spam on their network.