Andrew called from GoDaddy wanting to talk to domain owner. Since the domain owner was not around, he would not say what this call was for. I called the number, 480 366 3333 and i got a recording saying they were 'Billing and Management Services' sounds real fishy to me. i waited a while on hold and then some guy named Nick answered. I asked to speak to boss and was put on hold again so i hung up.
So funny... this really isn't a scammer. Wild West Domains, who is the parent of GoDaddy.com, offers reseller accounts to anyone for a fee. I have one, for example. If you go to www.SuncoastInteractive.net you will see MY reseller site, that looks very similar to GoDaddy's site and offers the same products and services (much of the same stock images are used, etc.) This is because the site is created by Wild West Domains and I simply have my own site to see THEIR services, earning a small commission in the process.
The message I got from this number (I buy services from my own reseller site) said that they were calling from "Suncoast Interactive" and that my hosting account had failed it's most recent billing attempt. This is true, this happened. The fact that they used the correct reseller name is further proof that it's legit.
Many of the posters in this forum cite the fact that people have gotten different business names from the person leaving the message as proof that it's a scam, but the fact is, this happens because there are thousands of reseller sites out there that Wild West handles the accounts for.
Anyway, I know people are going to say that I work for them or something, I don't... and I don't really care if you believe me or not... but I'm going on record saying that these people are NOT scammers and if you have a website or domain with ANY company it very well could be handled by Wild West Domains...
I've taken two calls now from this number, they claim to be from GoDaddy and ask for your log-in PIN and/or credit card information. The last time they called, the guy forgot what his fake name was supposed to be and took him a few seconds to remember - hilarious. They refuse to specify which of your domains are set to expire, and I know that none of ours will expire for another 8 months.
Based on recent issues like Belkin paying for fake positive reviews on various websites, I wouldn't be at all surprised if any of the posts supporting this "organization" are planted by them.
If you actually have GoDaddy accounts, just manage them on your web interface yourself or call the real GoDaddy. Why take the risk of dealing with these clowns?
Got a call from someone saying they were from GoDaddy about a domain that was up for renewal but they had a problem with my credit card. I dismissed it because I was in a meeting but my credit card had recently been replaced due to fraud so I told the guy I would just take care of it on the website. I go and log in to GoDaddy.com to find that the domain they mentioned still has over a year to go before it needs renewal.
The *creepy* part is they know my name, cell phone number, and at least one domain that I have registered, even though I have the "Domains by Proxy" protection.
If this is *really* Godaddy or a parent company, invest some more money into customer service reps that don't sound and act shady!!!