Namepros member SuperBrander made a post in warnings/alerts of a potential domain theft. Seems like the names have one thing in common, they start with the prefix GO.
Recently I bought at Godaddy three domains that are/were also registered at Godaddy: GoSystems dot com, GoToys dot com and GoEducation dot com. A few days ago I got an email from attorney David E Weslow (who’s a well respected attorney in the industry, to my understanding) about an intent to file a lawsuit on behalf of a client in order to retrieve 19 stolen domains.
The 3 domains I mentioned were included alongside 15 other GoWord.com domains and one LLN.com. A few days ago I posted a warning, but took it off after I was told that the matter was already dealt with. Unfortunately this matter is still alive and kicking and that’s why I’m posting this post.
You can follow updates on Namepros, SuperBrander mentioned he contacted Joe Styler who I can verify has stated many times, he cannot comment on legal matters.
These guys are playing vague by not naming them, complicit
Name the names so they can’t unload them
Hi Mike,
Agreed.
(before I say more, let me first say thank you to @SuperBrander for creating the thread. I don’t agree with GoWebnames.com comment that started with “@SuperBrander please control your super activism and refrain from mentioning any domain names publicly, NP is a heavily indexed site and a public outcry here will only serve to tarnish the names involved while solving nothing.”)
(rant) I’m also a firm believer that any internet user can uncover/follow bread crumbs, to help paint a full picture, especially when it seems others involved want to either hinder an investigation, or suppress pertinent information from the public, for whatever (possibly/likely self serving) reasoning. That said, the internet has a strange way of uncovering more information that otherwise might not have been connected, had the internet not been trolled into picking up bread crumbs through information suppression. (/rant)
For anybody who follows NamePros Purchase of the Day thread, you might recall OP (SuperBrander) posting (on 6 FEB 2020) about acquiring the possibly (unbeknownst to him at the time) stolen domains .
https://www.namepros.com/threads/your-purchase-or-snap-of-the-day-no-handregs.756868/page-361#post-7622408
The very next post, a member having noting a stream of Go+Keyword acquisition trends, suggested a Showcase your Go Domains Thread.
The next post is from another nP member stating he had created such a thread the day prior, but nobody had posted yet besides him. In the original post of the Showcase Go Names thread, 5 of the 7 domains listed appear to be “possibly stolen” from the same seller alleging SuperBrander had acquired 3 stolen domains from the client of the noted domain attorney.
https://www.namepros.com/threads/showcase-go-names.1175797/
As noted in the below list, I think I uncovered 18 of the 19 possibly stolen domains. Granted, any number of the 18 noted may have been legit sales, and it’s possible a domain listed as untouched? may have been overlooked and is actually one of the 19 possibly stolen domain.
**All information was gathered through public current / historical WHOIS information. Likely subject to errors. Consider the below a rough draft until more information is confirmed. **
Domain | GoValue Previous Sale | First Time DomainIQ shows domain at GoDaddy/Registrar besides Domain.com or just WHOIS update time + Historical/Current WHOIS Entry Date)
GoParts.com $4,900 2019-10-28T18:11:54Z (25 FEB 2020 WHOIS)
MX4.com $2,500 2019-10-01T21:51:44Z (25 FEB 2020 HiChina)
GoTour.com 2019-10-04T18:45:20Z (6 OCT 2019)
GoParty.com 2019-10-18T20:26:13Z (12 NOV 2019)
GoService.com 2019-10-21T16:30:46Z (12 NOV 2019)
GoFashion.com 2019-12-03T13:27:15Z (4 DEC 2019)
GoSystems.com 2019-12-14T00:12:01Z (17 JAN 2020)
GoEducation.com 2019-12-14T04:16:37Z (20 DEC 2019)
GoSales.com 2019-12-15T22:24:45Z (19 DEC 2019)
GoElectric.com 2019-12-16T16:40:27Z (18 DEC 2019)
GoGames.com 2019-12-16T16:40:35Z (19 DEC 2019)
GoSafety.com 2019-12-26T18:25:21Z (2 FEB 2020 namesilo)
GoCars.com 2020-01-06T05:59:26Z (11 JAN 2020 namesilo)
GoDoctor.com 2020-01-06T17:33:23Z (3 FEB 2020)
GoToys.com 2020-01-25T01:04:46Z (25 FEB 2020)
GoRestaurants.com 2020-01-31T04:25:18Z (21 FEB 2020)
GoWeather.com 2020-01-31T04:25:42Z (6 FEB 2020)
GoNuclear.com 2020-02-21T01:52:34Z (WHOIS 25 FEB 2020)
Go-Vote.com UNtouched?
GoFilms.com UNtouched?
GoFlyAway.com UNtouched?
GoHistory.com UNtouched?
GoCopy.com UNtouched?
GoNonstop.com UNtouched?
GoFaith.com UNtouched?
GoDinosaurs.com UNtouched?
GoKiss.com UNtouched?
GoJudge.com UNtouched?
GoTrust.com UNtouched?
GoQuit.com UNtouched?
GoGhost.com UNtouched?
GoClassAction.com UNtouched?
GoStatus.com UNtouched?
GoRecall.com UNtouched?
GoPrivacy.com UNtouched?
GoTelecommute.com UNtouched?
GoGenetics.com UNtouched?
GoComputer.com UNtouched?
GoEmergency.com UNtouched?
GoSeniors.com UNtouched?
GoHealthAndFitness.com UNtouched?
Go-New-Orleans.com UNtouched?
GoGetaway.com UNtouched?
GoAnimals.com UNtouched?
GoBeloved.com UNtouched?
GoTaxes.com UNtouched?
GoLawyer.com UNtouched?
GoMoney.com UNtouched?
GoCall.com UNtouched?
GoFoods.com UNtouched?
GoCareer.com UNtouched?
GoInformation.com UNtouched?