I just experienced the most blatant scam—Bluehost pressured me into purchasing a Sitelock account, and I ended up opting for their most expensive plan, Prevent+. Here’s the catch: I agreed to pay, thinking it would protect all my Bluehost websites from malware, but it only covers one website. That’s $300 per year for just one site! I have seven websites, so that would cost me $2,100 annually. They never mentioned this upfront, and to make matters worse, you can’t get a refund.
This is the most aggressive upsell scam I’ve encountered. I’m done with Bluehost. Beware of their tactics and Sitelock’s upselling—they’re running a scam.