Re: [gnso-rap-dt] revised WHOIS note

[Roland Perry <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message 
<3F4F8917F53D5344889872BDDF2F3D3AA914D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, at 
23:43:34 on Tue, 21 Jul 2009, "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx> 
writes
> One key point to note is that whether there is a link or not between
> proxy services and criminal activity, there is certainly a strong
> perception in a number of communities that there is a link
My partner runs a charity in the UK which helps victims of online crime. 
As an example, she's dealing this week with someone who lost $6,000 in a 
fake-escrow scheme when buying a "car" (it never actually existed of 
course) from eBay. The scam purports to hold the money, while the 
scammers "deliver" the car to the buyer, and you inspect it; but 
obviously it never arrives. I can almost guarantee that frauds such as 
that which are facilitated via a domain registration will involve a 
proxy service.
She's this > < close to recommending to the public that they treat proxy 
registrations with extreme suspicion and never attempt to do business 
with someone using one.
I have a feeling that legitimate online *commerce* has no legitimate use 
for such a facility, especially as it's a regulation in the EU (at 
least) that proper contact details must be supplied by anyone trading 
online. Again, I know people will often provide fake details, but my 
conversations with the police indicate that anything is better than 
nothing, especially if the fake details have to be good enough to 
convince the registry.
--
Roland Perry