Report to Hosting & Registrar

Every domain has a registrar. Every live site has a hosting provider. Both maintain abuse@ desks for illegal content, phishing, and terms-of-service violations. You can reach them directly — for free.

Find abuse contacts

1. Run WHOIS on the domain at lookup.icann.org or your registrar's lookup tool.
2. Note the Registrar Abuse Contact Email (often [email protected]).
3. Find the hosting IP via DNS lookup, then identify the host's abuse contact (often [email protected]).
4. Send separate reports to both registrar and host — they have different enforcement powers.

What hosting providers can do

Hosts can suspend sites that violate acceptable-use policies, including extortion, defamation campaigns, and fraud. Registrars can place domains on hold or revoke registration for abuse. Response times vary from hours to weeks. Persistent follow-up with new evidence helps.

Full abuse@ email template

Copy, fill in the bracketed fields, and send to both registrar abuse@ and hosting abuse@ addresses:

Subject: URGENT ABUSE REPORT — Extortion / Defamation — [DOMAIN NAME]

To: abuse@[REGISTRAR OR HOSTING PROVIDER].com

Dear Abuse Team,

I am writing to report active abuse hosted on or registered through your
services. I am the individual named as the subject of defamatory content
published at the following URL(s):

  • https://[DOMAIN]/[PATH-TO-ARTICLE]
  • [ADDITIONAL URLS IF MIRROR ARTICLES EXIST]

NATURE OF ABUSE
The above page(s) contain false and damaging allegations about me,
published as part of a documented pay-to-delete extortion operation.
Investigative journalism (IPS News, "The Lie Industry," June 2025)
identifies [DOMAIN] as part of a network of 60+ linked kompromat sites
that publish defamatory articles and demand cryptocurrency ($3,000–
$12,000 USDT/BTC) for removal.

The operators contacted me directly offering paid deletion — this is
extortion, not journalism. Payment does not guarantee removal; victim
reports document republication on sister domains after payment.

EVIDENCE ENCLOSED / LINKED
  • Screenshots of the offending page(s) [ATTACHED]
  • Archive.org / archive.today capture: [ARCHIVE URL]
  • Copy of extortion email/Telegram message demanding payment [ATTACHED]
  • Cryptocurrency wallet address provided by operators: [WALLET ADDRESS]

REQUEST
I request that you:
  1. Suspend hosting for the abusive content immediately.
  2. Preserve logs and account registration data pursuant to your
     abuse investigation and applicable law.
  3. Notify me of actions taken regarding this report.

This content violates your acceptable use policy prohibiting illegal
activity, harassment, and fraud. I am also filing reports with law
enforcement (reference: [POLICE REPORT NUMBER IF AVAILABLE]) and
Google legal removal.

I am happy to provide additional documentation upon request.

Regards,
[YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME]
[YOUR EMAIL]
[YOUR COUNTRY / JURISDICTION]
[DATE]

Also see our templates page for registrar-specific and Google variants. After sending, proceed to police reporting and Google removal.