Fake WHOIS Data - a case study...

[devolution]

Watch this space...
It can serve as a case study regarding fake/incorrect WHOIS data.
I'll update it when I get the appropriate responses.
The domain in question is DELETED.com

31st March 2003, 20:55GMT - Deleted.com WHOIS checked - all fake data.

21:00GMT - Problem submitted via Internic report form.

21:04GMT - Problem confirmed via email.

 

[hellstrom]

This will certainly be interesting. I know some names that I have thought about to report, but I think it will take several months before they drop.

 

[Anthony Ng]

I have reported at least a couple of names months ago and have NEVER heard from them again.

 

[beatz]

Originally posted by nameslave
I have reported at least a couple of names months ago and have NEVER heard from them again.

Same here.

 

[URLtrader]

Please correct me if I am wrong. I think if the admin email address is ok , the name cannot be deleted. Even if the street address and city etc are fake . Right ?

 

[Anthony Ng]

Originally posted by URLtrader
Please correct me if I am wrong. I think if the admin email address is ok , the name cannot be deleted. Even if the street address and city etc are fake . Right ?

The short answer is NO:

http://www.icann.org/correspondence/touton-letter-to-beckwith-03sep02.htm

 

[mole]

Do you honestly think ICANN cares other than being perceived as politically correct?

I once had a head-to-head with Afilias on a name with clearly false tm details, and they told me to f**k off.

 

[.com.net.org]

how can they verify the address ?
Suppose the country is in less known country ?

They will have hard work to do it.

 

[Bob]

I had OpenSRS demand to me that I put in valid WHOIS info in a domain once. Apparently somebody turned me in for false info.

-Bob

 

[hellstrom]

Whois info updated.

 

[devolution]

This is very strange:

Record last updated 11-29-2002 02:06:14 PM