Domain theft is a growing problem in the Internet community. Whether you are a professional domain investor, or an individual who has purchased a few domain names for yourself, domain theft could affect you and your digital assets. There are a number of ways that domain names can be stolen. A common way for thieves to steal a name is by hacking-into your email account and requesting a transfer to their registrar. Should this happen to you there is very little your registrar can do to get the domain name back. Unless your domain name is worth tens of thousands of dollars or more, legal recourse can be expensive and oftentimes not worth the money. Domain thieves know this and use it to their advantage.

There are an increasing number of domain thieves that purchase a domain name legitimately through a domain forum or listing service only to chargeback their payment and keep your domain name. In this case it can also be very complex to prove that you are the rightful owner. This can lead to the loss of a domain name as well as the monthly revenue that comes with it.

As a buyer, domain theft can also be an issue. If you buy a domain name that was recently stolen you may find-out that the real owner wants their domain name back and is not willing to pay for it. If you just spent thousands of dollars on a domain name the last thing you want is to fight an expensive legal battle with the true owner of the domain.

We created DomainTheft.org as a place where domain name owners can report domain theft and where potential buyers can check to make sure that the domain name they are buying is not stolen. On this page we have listed the most recently reported domain thefts as well as known scammers on some of the popular domain name forums such as DNForum and NamePros.

Thanks for visiting and we hope you come-back before each and every domain purchase to make sure you are not buying a stolen domain. Together we can make the domaining world a safer place!