“In our effort to redress the injuries inflicted on us we came to appreciate how undeveloped this area of the law is, and how victims of domain theft face an unmarked and totally uphill battle to get a remedy. Today’s sentencing helps to define a path for other victims and law enforcers to follow, and reinforces the likelihood that the theft of a domain can and will be prosecuted.” (July 22, 2011; Sentencing of Goncalves to 5 years in prison for stealing domain name)
– Albert Angel, Victim of Domain Theft in Goncalves Case as well as an Attorney and Former Dept. of Justice Prosecutor

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Trail of Selling and Purchasing Stolen Property in 2010: ReligiousTravelAssociation.com

Ready to view a portion of the criminal trail that domain thieves left behind in the Year 2010 regarding the stolen domain name of ReligiousTravelAssociation.com? 

As you'll see below in images, domain thieves sold the stolen domain name of the World Religious Travel Association in Feb-March 2010, a full 8 months prior to the domain name's natural expiration date. In addition, you'll see how domain thieves left behind a criminal trail of selling and buying stolen property of the World Religious Travel Association (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com), yet took deliberate and careful action to conceal their cyber-thumbprints and true identity.

In August 2010, the World Religious Travel Association re-purchased its stolen domain name on the open market from an "unknown broker" for $500.


WHAT TO LOOK FOR?

Below you'll find the domain records trail for the stolen domain name of ReligiousTravelAssociation.com in the Year 2010. Here is more information about each image:

Image #1
+ Screenshots comparing the Jan 2010 domain record vs. the April 2010 domain record.

Image #2
+ Domain record of stolen domain name in January 2010
+ The nameserver is DomainControl.com

Image #3
+ Domain record of stolen domain name in February 2010

Image #4
+ Domain record of stolen domain name in March 2010

Image #5
+ The stolen domain name is sold and re-purchased.
+  Domain record of stolen domain name in April 2010
+ See notes regarding the domain thieves sale and purchase of the stolen domain name.
+ The nameserver changes to Bodis.com

Image #6
+ Domain record of stolen domain name in May 2010
+ Nameserver is Bodis.com

Image #7
+ Domain record of stolen domain name in June 2010
+ Nameserver is Bodis.com

Image #8
+ Domain record of stolen domain name on July 15, 2010
+ Once again registrant information is changed. As seen, the domain record is not properly completed by those in possession of the stolen domain name.
+ Nameserver remains Bodis.com

Image #9
+ Domain record of stolen domain name on July 23, 2010
+ The stolen domain name once again "changes hands" via the Registrar
+ The nameserver however remains Bodis.com











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