Is epik.com Safe?

Registrar and network operator of whois and nameservers, with an unsatisfactory reputation. ***** (Registrar) http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=whois.epik.com (epik.com running epik.com whois and nameservers) (homepage: namequeen.com) AND ***** OTHER http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=epik.com (hosting of epik.com) ***** (the unsatisfactory reputatation of NatCoWeb Corp / natCoWeb.com, a hoster of epik.com)

I just wanted to mention that ***** has been under different management since 2014 onwards and is not the same company that received the bad reviews below. They're actually a pretty good host/registrar with competent support staff. Hopefully people will give them a chance despite their old reviews.

Domain name scamers, they run a chain of fake companies that pretend to own domains, they wait for you to confirm your interest, then they go buy the domain name they claim to own and then charge you 10-100x what they just paid for it. When had you been smart enough to check first, you would realize they don't actually own any of the domains they claim to own.

Spammers and scammers. Through their subsidiary "Intrust Domains", they send spam to domain holders, in an attempt to "sell" you similar domains that they don't actually own. (The domains are usually in redemption.) If you show interest, they buy the domain, mark it up, and sell it to you for a huge profit. You can skip the middleman, and simply use Namecheap or Directnic for new domains (or Snapnames for expiring domains) -- those are ethical, reliable domain businesses.