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Domain Name Scam - How

Seth Brundle · 2003-10-23 20:01:04

I don't know how many of you have come across this but I received a letter recently from the Domain Registry of America (a private company who register domains - see www.tolsonmessenger.co.uk/resource/news/03-10-05.htm). What I am wondering is how did they manage to get my postal address? A whois (of kbannon.com) returns…

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23-10-2003 9:01pm

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Seth Brundle

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I don't know how many of you have come across this but I received a letter recently from the Domain Registry of America (a private company who register domains - see www.tolsonmessenger.co.uk/resource/news/03-10-05.htm). What I am wondering is how did they manage to get my postal address?
A whois (of kbannon.com) returns little information, never mind the address.
The domain was registered by the host (in my name) when I got the webspace.

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#2 23-10-2003 9:17pm
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Originally posted by kbannon
A whois (of kbannon.com) returns little information, never mind the address.

Depends which whois you use. try http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/whois/
It returns an address

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#3 23-10-2003 9:29pm
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aah I see - I usually use the netsol.com or internic.net whois services (both return nothing)

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