If you are in the US, then Host Gator just stole from a US citizen on racial grounds, not only is that morally reprehensible - it is illegal.<p>Get a lawyer involved, I have no doubt at all that if this goes to court and you can prove you were in the US for the entire time this was going on (and living there legally with a proper visa) that you will win (and most likely be awarded some kind of compensation too, it might only seem like something small but they just violated federal law.)<p><i>The Federal Civil Rights Act guarantees all people the right to full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.</i> [1]<p>[1] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964</a><p><i>Bare in mind that in this act, a place of public accommodation means anywhere which serves the public at large</i>