There are some real idiots out there

I suppose the point of all this is that it is very easy to register domains and create email addresses which make you out to be someone you're not. As Mathew so rightly pointed out, a scammer would be pretty dumb to use their own name. Do the domain name registrars keep a record of the name on the credit card that you pay with? I doubt it, since you're not supposed to store credit card details - and I doubt they would disclose it on the net. I could register a domain using someone else's name and pay for it with my card. Someone looking for the owner of it would not find my name anywhere near it.

kjander's story is certainly plausible... "I'm trying to quit that..." - could be something a person might say if they were trying to stop something not of their doing, dunno. Doesn't make a lot of sense in the alternative scenario anyway. Who can say?

I should point out that last time I had anything to do with it, registering a .com address was very easy, could be done online, and with a level of anonymity.

On the other hand, registering a .com.au domain required also sorts of documentation including proof of a registered business or company name. That may have changed.

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Originally Posted by silentC

I should point out that last time I had anything to do with it, registering a .com address was very easy, could be done online, and with a level of anonymity.

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It's still the same, and if I found a dud domain in my name, it wouldn't last all that long!

Cheers,

P

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Originally Posted by silentC

That may have changed.

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Nope. Registered a domain for my old's business last month. Had to supply business details and stuff!

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if I found a dud domain in my name, it wouldn't last all that long

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Ditto. Just pointing out that it is a plausible story. Now, where did I put that razor?

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Originally Posted by silentC

As Mathew so rightly pointed out, a scammer would be pretty dumb to use their own name. Do the domain name registrars keep a record of the name on the credit card that you pay with? I doubt it, since you're not supposed to store credit card details - and I doubt they would disclose it on the net.

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You're right but I meant it in the context that that's what I would have expected. But once I had made the call, the person on the other end gave such a response that ("Oh I'm trying to quit that", In an incredibly guilty tone. And the silence that followed...) it made me think he was a very stupid script kiddie (there are plenty of those). And the fact that the website went down very quickly after my call made it that much more compelling to believe that it was the right person.Yes the domain registers have to keep records for all sorts of reasons. They don't need to keep the credit card information but they need to keep a reciept of the money transaction.To KjanderI absolutely apologize if I have made a mistake but when I added up those three aspects of the whole event that took place it was very hard to take your post as anything other than damage control. When I saw the your post I thought since it was posted at what would have been 12 midnight in New York I suspected that it might have been someone on this forum having a go for no good reason, this board has been suffering from a few trolls lately.

I will make a very thorough internet search tonight and do what I can to set the record straight with who ever has your fathers name posted. I did quick search last night using Kenneth Andersen and phishing and found a couple sites that listed him as a scam site.

I agree with silent, not only does kjander's story sound quite plausible there seems no possible reason for the post if its not true.

On top of that kjander hasn't been rude or aggressive about the entire situation as one must expect a troll or scammer to be.

All he has done is sought to explain a situation that appears to have occured due entirely to a criminal scammer.

It highlights the problems of the internet and the need for united international action to eliminate the crims. I hope he gets enough info here to help the FBI catch the crims.