1. A method for a secure transfer of cloud resources, the method comprising: under control of at least one processor and memory configured with executable instructions: creating an ownership transfer account configured to enable a transfer of virtual computing resources between a first customer account and a second customer account within a service provider network hosted within a service provider environment, using the at least one processor and memory; tagging virtual computing resources that are executable in the service provider environment and owned by the first customer account, using the at least one processor and memory; transferring ownership of the virtual computing resources that are tagged to the ownership transfer account, using the at least one processor and memory; verifying the transfer of the ownership of the virtual computing resources to the ownership transfer account, using the at least one processor and memory; transferring ownership of the virtual computing resources from the ownership transfer account to the second customer account, using the at least one processor and memory; and executing the virtual computing resources in the service provider environment, using the at least one processor and memory.