Email template to report cases of domain impersonation and request take-down of the violating domain
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Fake Domain - Template to Report Impersonation/Cloning to Domain Provider

Email template to report cases of domain impersonation and request them take down the violating domain

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[[ TO: abuse@registrardomainname ]] [[ SUBJECT: Impersonation Report ]]

Dear ,

My name is from Access Now Digital Security Helpline. We are a free-of-charge resource for civil society around the world. I’m respectfully contacting you to ask for your assistance with a digital security issue that was recently reported to our Helpline.

A website with this URL: [[ Fake Website URL ]], which is hosted by [[ hosting/domain provider name ]], is impersonating this legitimate website: [[ Legitimate Website URL ]]

[[ Explanations of client’s ownership/trademark registration and adversary’s intent ]]

[[ Specific link/description of impersonated materials ]]

We are asking for your assistance in taking down the fake website:

  • Fake website: [[ URL ]]

  • Original website: [[ URL ]]

In advance, we appreciate your responsiveness, and gently request your immediate action to solve the above-mentioned situation.

Kind regards,


Article #342: Handling of Fake Domains