And in a similar vein, a well known escrow scam abusing a private registration this time. This scam would be an ideal case study of how one criminal group abuses the DNS system. They are still going strong as we can see despite victims have done the required. I have been in touch with the real owners being spoofed who are aware of the situation and have all but given up. So who are the victims? What does this contribute to the system and humanity except a potential case study and a few domain registrations? Derek Beau Brendler wrote:
Some people I know have been trying to figure out, without success, who is funding the health care front group U.S. Citizens Association. One look at a few registration records did the trick:
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/12/16/why-these-u-s-citizens-serve-as-a-g...
Law enforcement, by the way, wouldn't care about unmasking front groups. Even in its current state, WHOIS data still can be useful.
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