: Why would someone want to take over control of my domain name? I was approached by a person wanting to help me set up a website. In order to do this he has requested that I allow him

@Sarah324

There's no reason for them to have ownership of your domain and they know it. That right there tells me they are probably up to no good. The only management you would need to do is with DNS and you can do that on your own. Everything else related to a website would be handled on the server.

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@Nimeshi995

If you transfer the domain, then you no longer own it and he can do whatever he wants with it. When your site starts bringing in traffic, he's free to cut off contact with you and profit from it. Even if he doesn't plan to scam you it's a bad idea because you lose control. You won't retain any rights unless he allows them.

It may be common in some cases (less tech savvy customers), but it's a bad practice.

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