alt Hacker NewsThe explanation is at the end of the article: another GoDaddy customer asked for the transfer of a similar-looking domain name, and they transferred the wrong domain.
The explanation is at the end of the article: another GoDaddy customer asked for the transfer of a similar-looking domain name, and they transferred the wrong domain.
And then slow rolled support.
And then flat out lied that they received "the correct" documentation justifying the transfer when they hadn't received any documentation, and denied the appeal.
Frankly the whole thing is inexplicable. The best explanation is fraudulent business practices to save 60 seconds of looking for the documentation.