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21How to Recover Stolen Domain Name
Filed Under (Computer, Motivate Thought, Technology) by admin on 21-05-2008
Tagged Under : domain name, domain registrars, domain whois, gmail, godaddy, hijacked domain, hotmail, recover stolen domain name, stolen domain
How to Recover Stolen Domain Name
It is scary to think that someone can take control of a domain so easily. As David Airey shows, it may take a few days, but it is quite possible to recover control on a domain which is hijacked while you remain the owner
1. Sign up on the registrar which now holds the domain, Godaddy in our example (you could be liable for the account).
2. Download and fill out a paper form Undo of Change. Sign the form.
3. Make a copy of your identity card or driving licence.
4. Scan and send them as attachments via e-mail.
This document allows to cancel the transfer of registrar if it is under way, or to give control on the domain otherwise. Note that it will take longer if the transfer is complete rather than under way.
If the cracker has managed to become owner of the domain, a procedure with ICANN will be necessary, it is longer.
