Scam Website Builders

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So you just got a call from a web design company based out of the country. Since 2018 there have been a growing number of Scammy business practices. One of them is a fake web design service. How it works is they get all your business info. Build you a great website that should be worth $800-$1200 but you’re only going to pay $500. After you make the payment and get the website launched. They will leave it live for 2-5 weeks. Make minor changes you request. 

After the 2-5 weeks your website will crash or go offline. They will contact you and let you know a hacker took it down. And you will need to pay them for the time to repair and update the site another $200-$500 (depending on the current traffic) of course you would like to get your site back up and running. But the only option they provide to you is there one option they provide. 

You ask for the current files and database and access to the domain registration. They refuse to give you access. So you pay. And 3-4 months go by. Again your website is offline. Now with no call or support. They’re blocking your number and junking your emails. Then 1-2 weeks go by and the domain is redirected to another business saying the domain is for sale. And it’s for sale at 5-6k, now what do you do? Nothing. They own all the info and domain. You just gave them 1-2k for 3-5 months of advertising a website. Also you now are stuck without the domain that is printed on all your merchandise and marketing materials.

Because they are out of the country there is nothing you can do to get anything back or take them to court. One of the main reasons you should never work with out of the country businesses. Only work with businesses that have a local office or one you can visit and get representation out of. Listed below are some of the domains I have found and investigated. I have not posted all their information so they do not see how I know who they are. If you would like I can also research any new business you find. Please comment on this post.

The only way to stop them is to not use them.

please to not take service from anyone below:

Here is the list of other scammers for website and domain service scams.
Update 2024-10-08

GOIGI.com called me again. new number iGlobal Impact +1-347-842-0154 again refuses to remove my number.
STILL A SCAM ALWAYS A SCAM trustpilot

Update 2024-01-079

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Update 2023-09-14

GOigi.com Called me again ! +1-908-388-1387 again refuses to stop calling me. The number they called be on was again  my personal number,I am on the national do not call list. and this number is not online. so they got this from my scammed client.
The client they scammed in 2022 was a pizza shop and they coned them into transferring the domain to Goigi and after that held them up for ransom. They refused to give the domain back and never completed the service. im glad my client let me know because i have been trying to take them down for over 10 years now. 


What someone els experianced.

Update 2023-06-26

GOigi.com Called me again ! +1-347-773-1362 again refuses to stop calling me. The number they called be on was again  my personal number, this means there looking again at who-is information. Unwanted solicitation. and in on the national do not call list witch there not using to filter out calls. 
They are harassing me and attempting to contact my clients. (I can filter out them and block there emails before the customer would ever see them)

Update 2023-03-06

GOigi.com Called me again ! +1-415-944-8585 again refuses to stop calling me. The number they called be on was now my personal number, this means there looking again at who-is information. Unwanted solicitation. and in on the national do not call list witch there not using to filter out calls. 

Update 2022-08-29

GOigi.com Called me again ! +1-415-598-1129 again refuses to stop calling me. Asking for access to one of my clients sites admin panel. they are going to rebuild there site. i called my client and they tricked my client into revealing information. also scammed him out of $900. He reported the credit card charge and it looks like he will get his money back. MENU updates are not $900 more like $50. WOW what a scam. also they would never need admin panel access only WordPress access. but i told them to shove off and stop contacting me or my clients and read the TOS of the websites before calling and soliciting. I protect my clients and will never give them full access unless they know and have completed my testing to let me know the comprehend these types of scams.

 

Update 2022-05-03

GOigi.com Called me again ! +1-701-248-8005 again refuses to stop calling me. and no get vary rude that i keep posting about there scam. there now asking for me to remove this information and not post about there business. other infomaion can be found on https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/goigi.com

Update 2021-08-09
ghazni.me posted a comment spam telling one of my clients there site is crap and dues not work. Thats not true. There site is fine. The scam is to provide access to the site. So this looks like nothing more than a phishing scam. Unwanted solicitation in comments are not the way to communicate with any business.
Update 2021-07-09

visionwebcreations.com emailed me saying they can rebuild my site bluebrad.com

The funny thing is they must of not actually reviewed my site. If they did they would of noticed i also am a web designer.
 
Update 2021-06-16

Again fitser.com called me from 814-669-7392 – A Spoofed number. this was the attempt to make them look like a local business. There not local, they are from India. 

They’re not supposed to call me anymore. So why do they not follow their own rules. There using the Godaddy Whois info to build their call list! and already asked them to block my number, but they did not.

the real business info — and there not in the USA

Ecospace Esnt 3A0501 , Block 3A, 5th Floor Plot No. IIF/11, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700160

https://facebook.com/FitserNews/

033 4062 4483 info@fitser.com

also com up as met-technologies.com | met-foundation.com

there server 107.190.131.50 also comes up BAD https://www.abuseipdb.com/check/107.190.131.50

PLEASE IF YOU SEE THIS DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM.

Update 2021-03-15

Again Goigi.com called me from 415-484-4495 – A Spoofed number from Ry Bus Oc. octa.net Orange County Bus. this was the attempt to make them look like a local business.

There not local, they are from India. 

There not supposed to call me anymore. so why do they not fallow there own rules. There using the Godaddy Whois info to build there call list! i realy wish godaddy would require you to sign up and provide your information to see that info. this way i could report them.

Update 2021-03-10

Goigi.com called me from 415 484 4495 – A Spoofed number from Ry Bus Oc. octa.net Orange County Bus. this was the attempt to make them look local. there not and are from India. 

please to not take there job. similar scam. once they get access to your domain, they hold you up for ransom.
Again my client called me right after they called me. telling my client they spoke with me and to allow them access to there domain. They would like to transfer the domain.
You never should transfer the ownership of the domain. Godaddy allows you Delegated access. Delegated access, prevents the transfer of the domain and website services. only allows the PRO member to make changes.
i do wish all the other domain Managers would work on Delegated Access for all there services.

Update 2021-01-15

Goigi.com called me from 208-264-2008 – please to not take there job. similar scam. once they get access to your domain, they hold you up for ransom.

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