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I am sharing my experience with PublicDomainRegistry.com (PDR Ltd.) to warn others. I had a domain that I wanted to transfer to another registrar. PDR initially refused to provide the EPP code and did not respond to my repeated requests. I had to file a complaint with ICANN just to get any response at all. Only after ICANN intervened and I submitted evidence did I finally receive the EPP code.

Additionally, I discovered that my domain's nameservers had been changed without my consent – they were pointed to a parking page. This caused significant disruption to my website and email. I had to contact multiple departments to get help.

Although I eventually received the EPP code, the entire process took over a week and required extreme effort. Without the ICANN complaint, I likely would never have received the code. PDR's support is slow and unresponsive. I do not recommend them to anyone who values their time and reliable service.

They tried to steal my domain name this morning. Thank goodness it's locked with my actual domain provider. BEWARE EVERYONE

Als erstes schreibt man eine Mail, weil man eine Domain melden will, an die Abuse-Adresse, in der man alle Informationen bereitstellt, einschließlich die gefälschte E-Mail, mitsamt dem Header.

Dann wird man zurückgewiesen, man solle doch bitte an das Kontaktformular schreiben. Dann erhält man nach tagelangem Warten die Auskunft, dass man weitere Informationen, benötigt, wie den Header der gefälschten E-Mail. Diese hatte ich bereits geschickt, und jetzt musste ich sie ein zweites Mal schicken.

Ein furchtbarer Service. Man gibt sich Mühe, ausführlich den Sachverhalt zu schreiben, und dann muss man ein Formular ausfüllen, um dann die gleiche Mail nochmal zu schreiben.

They protect scammers using their registrar for scam operations.

unfortunately, this is a fraud company - what happens with registrar providers is after some time they too want to become a part of a registrant's success or potential success stories. Then the PDR sea monsters start to arise. So to be safe and to be certain. dot your eyes and cross your TEAS and have some financial support as you are not just another name listed on small piece of paper in a Huge PDR Registrant of Domains hat. A question of discrepancies to suspend, update, register or transfer a potential valuable digital assets domain name is not protected in the internet world. There is no set protocols to monitor fast passe employees at these organizations who's determine to make it big. Who doesn't in today's world.
In case your domain get's pulled out of the PDR hat, Go big on Publicity to bring awareness to its inner staff and competitors. Your benefit is attrition based and if you're lucky the PDR management may suspend an agent or two.
Artists 4 justice Tom Gildred DOT info

This hosting provider facilitates websites used for phishing and scams. Despite several attempts to contact them regarding the removal of these malicious sites, they have remained completely unresponsive

UPDATE (April 5, 2026): Domain reinstated after I filed an ICANN complaint (Case #01582847).

Original review: On March 31, 2026, PDR suspended my domain futurestraders.net without warning based on an anonymous complaint. The complaint was nothing more than screenshots of my pricing page, uploaded via Tor Browser to a PrivateBin instance hosted on PDR's own infrastructure (support-tools.com — WHOIS confirms PDR owns this domain).

PDR first claimed my site was "purporting to be a legitimate Financial Services Provider." When I disproved that — my site sells software, not financial services — they changed their reason to claiming I needed "proof of association with NinjaTrader." NinjaTrader's own Vendor Guidelines, forum staff, and support documentation all confirm that no affiliation is required for independent developers to sell strategies for their platform. Over 1,000 third-party developers do exactly this.

PDR violated their own published abuse handling process, which requires a warning before suspension for non-phishing/non-malware cases. They skipped that step entirely. I filed a complaint with ICANN citing violations of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA §3.18). Five days later, PDR reinstated the domain without explanation or apology.

If this happens to you: document everything, pull your server access logs, file an ICANN complaint at icann(.)org/compliance/complaint, and don't give up. They count on people not fighting back.

Permitting illegal financial fraud on their platform.
If you report abuse, they merely regard it as "spam".

This registrar clearly couldn't care less that they're enabling scammers. If you send an abuse report by email they let you know it won't be read, and the reporting form you're sent to won't submit (endless loop). Stay away.

PublicDomainRegistry arbitrarily suspended my domain. Their Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is different with their own Domain Reseller’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). To make matters worse, they don’t even provide basic information about the complainant, making it impossible to resolve issues directly. Poor transparency, inconsistent policies, and a very frustrating experience.

Many of the domains registered by this bunch turn up in your inbox junk mail folder, as the destinations for scam emails. I suspect they're the ones sending them.

Impossible to contact anyone for support. I wish I never used this registrar to register my domain. There is no contact information or support offered on their website, and after searching for half an hour I managed to find a random email address for them, to which they never replied to my inquiry. Do not use this company!!!!

I am deeply disappointed with the unprofessional conduct I experienced, which resulted in my domain being blocked without cause. This action has severely impacted my business, leading to a significant loss of clients. As a company, your priority should be to support and protect your clients’ work—not hinder their success. Please learn about customer care for moving forward.

I'm a fraud investigator. I asked PDR to forward a message to one of their registrants about their site being hacked - as a service to the innocent customer, and in the public interest. After sending various irrelevant or boilerplate replies, they finally said "we do not forward messages for...any form of assistance."
So that's something other registrars make provision for but not PDR.
Beware if you register a domain with PDR. If your site gets hacked, the first you hear of it may be when the Police come knocking.

Very bad Domain registrar! Too slow work!
Very bad issue resolution. Blocking domains with no reason!

My claims is stretching with them from 8 november and after 11 days - no result!

Fraud hosting company!!!

They are hosting fraud websites and do not respond since they are profiting by them.

Stay away.

Yes, scammers buy their domains there...
But I contacted them to delete one domain which is used by scammers and they actually made 0 problems.
After less then 24 hours the reported domain where gone. So I can say nothing bad about them so far.

In my case, I had significant problems with the company and its resellers of its services, and I feel it is my responsibility to warn other potential clients of the associated risks. First of all, the lack of help and customer support from PublicDomainRegistry was evident from the beginning. The queries and issues I tried to address seemed to fall on deaf ears, leaving me feeling frustrated and helpless.

What's even more concerning is the possibility that your domain may be at risk of being stolen. The lack of security and the company's apparent indifference towards protecting its clients' assets are reasons enough to urge others to stay away from this entity.

In summary, based on my personal experience, I would strongly advise avoiding PublicDomainRegistry. The lack of support, combined with the possibility of loss of domain ownership, creates a discouraging outlook for any potential customer.

I hope my experience can serve as a valuable warning to those considering using the services of this company or its resellers.

also one of the criminal hosters and registrars. does not react to abuse reports...then they check for a long time...then the phising website should be blocked within 6 hours (why the hell does it take 6 hours to block a phising website) and then I realize that after 55 hours this phising website is still online

money is apparently more important than laws