New WRTA Website vs. Stolen WRTA Website (Domain Records on July 26, 2010)

In the images below, you'll see screenshots of the July 26, 2010 domain name records for:

1) WRTAreligioustravel.com
2) ReligiousTravelAssociation.com

The above domain name (#1) WRTAreligioustravel.com was the "new" domain name and website of the World Religious Travel Association which was launched in April 2009. This "new" domain name and website was created and launched in response to theft of the company's original domain name and website (#2) ReligiousTravelAssociation.com.


WHAT TO LOOK FOR?

+ Domain records of the "new" domain name (left-hand side of each image) and the stolen domain name (right-hand side of each image).
+ Notes have been added on each image below.
+ All screenshots on images below were taken on July 26, 2010 - during which time the domain name of ReligiousTravelAssociation.com remained stolen.

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WRTA's Stolen Domain Name Cash Parked for Illicit Financial Gain - See Multiple Screenshots of "What It Looked Like"

The stolen domain name of the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) possessed great value in financial dollars as an asset, which was a direct result of the substantial financial, promotional and other investments that WRTA made regarding it.

As such, WRTA's domain name (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com) was featured on many other organization and media websites and also obtained a #1 Google search ranking for popular search phrases such as "religious travel".

For above reasons and more, custodians of the stolen domain name cash-parked the stolen domain name in order to monetize and earn financial gain from it. And that brings us to the point of this blog post.

In the image below, you will see a collage of screenshots taken in May 2010. In short, as you review the image, keep in mind during the time of the domain's theft and monetization by the illicit custodians of it, whenever someone clicked on the stolen domain name from other websites (i.e. The New York Times website, etc.), that person would then be brought to the cash-parked website. Thus the World Religious Travel Association lost revenues while the domain thieves/custodians profited off "hot" (stolen) property.


WHAT TO LOOK FOR?

The image below is a collage of multiple screenshots taken in May 2010.  In short, you'll see the following  in the image:

1) Two screenshots of the stolen domain name (you can identify these, as they are the screenshots with a dark blue header and white text font of the domain name).

2) Multiple images of major media outlets (The New York Times; NBC in Colorado; etc.) and other popular websites featuring the official domain name of the World Religious Travel Association.

Custodians of Stolen Domain Name Profit $$ from The New York Times Visibility

As the blog post title states - custodians of the stolen domain name of the World Religious Travel Association.com utilized the stolen website's high profile and visibility from outlets such as The New York Times to profit off and earn monies from it.


WHAT TO LOOK FOR?

Image #1
+ This image shows on left-hand side a 2007 New York Times article featuring the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) and it's official company domain name. The image also shows on right-hand side a screen shot of the stolen website of WRTA, which contains content promoted by custodians of the stolen domain name on a cash-parked website.

+ Custodians of the stolen domain name profited from the top Google search ranking of ReligiousTravelAssociation.com as well as from the high visibility of outlets such as The New York Times. This resulted in WRTA losing revenues while custodians of the stolen domain name received monies.

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+ Screenshot of Bodis.com, the service utilized by custodians of the stolen domain name (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com) to profit off and earn $$ via cash-parking the stolen domain name.

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+ Domain records showing custodians of the stolen domain name (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com) utilizing Bodis.com as nameserver.

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Domain Thieves Profit Off Stolen Domain Name of the World Religious Travel Association (Stolen Property: ReligiousTravelAssociation.com)

In 2010, Domain thieves/custodians of the stolen domain name (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com) utilized Bodis.com to "park" the stolen domain name and profit off the stolen property. The rightful owner of the stolen domain was the World Religious Travel Association.

As the stolen domain name ReligiousTravelAssociation.com was a top Google search result for phrases such as "religious travel", it remained a very valuable domain that could be monetized (produce financial gain/revenues) even as just a "parked" domain name.

Prior to theft of its company domain name and website, the World Religious Travel Association had financially invested thousands of dollars in its company domain name which garned it a top Google search ranking and served as the association's "storefront" for selling its products and services (memberships, events, etc.) along with utilization of the domain's corresponding email addresses and communications. 

Subsequent to domain thieves stealing ReligiousTravelAssociation.com and being unsuccessful in extorting the World Religious Travel Association and its president to pay monies to reclaim the stolen domain name, the thieves then found new ways to profit off the stolen property.

Due to the ongoing theft of its company domain name/website by thieves, as well as the theft of the company's emails, database and other assets - the World Religious Travel Association was forced to file bankruptcy in January 2011 with liabilities exceeding $350,000.

To date, those responsible for theft of the World Religious Travel Association's domain name, emails, database, and other rightful assets - while also profiteering off of these same stolen assets - have not been brought to justice yet as of this writing. This website is dedicated to seeking to bring the thieves to justice.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR?
Image #1
+ This screenshot shows the stolen domain name (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com) having #1 Google search ranking for the popular search phrase "religious travel".  Domain thieves were able to profit off this stolen property and top search ranking by using a parking domain service that pays revenues to domain holder.

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+ These three screenshots provide insight into how domain holders can earn revenues and financial gain by "parking" a popular domain.

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+ The final three images show domain records regarding the stolen property of ReligiousTravelAssociation.com. It confirms nameservers, etc., as Bodis.com (Images #5-7) and Fabulous.com (Image #7).

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Custodians of Stolen Domain Name Sought to Gain Monies/Revenues from Stolen Property (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com)

As seen in previous blog posts, domain thieves sold the stolen domain name of the World Religious Travel Association (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com) in Feb-March 2010....this was 8 months prior to the domain name's natural expiration date.

The new custodians of the stolen domain name, which may have been the original domain thieves themselves, then parked the stolen domain name on Bodis.com, in order to gain potential monies/revenues from the stolen property.

The FBI and law enforcement can investigate the above including any potential monies earned via the stolen property/domain name.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR?

Below are 3 different images. The first image is a screenshot of Bodis.com, the service utilized in relation to parking the stolen domain name of the World Religious Travel Association.com.

The second and third images are records of the stolen domain name (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com) which show/confirm the nameserver as Bodis.com.

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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.

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

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+ Domain record of stolen domain name in February 2010

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+ Domain record of stolen domain name in March 2010

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+ 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

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

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

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+ 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

How to view the domain history and records of ReligiousTravelAssociation.com?

One very helpful resource to obtain key information and view historical records for the domain name "ReligiousTravelAssociation.com" (or any other domain name) is www.domaintools.com. 

This website is a key resource for investigators, law enforcement, attorneys, individuals, companies and victims in relation to domain name theft and/or abuse. (Note: Domaintools.com however does require additional cost/purchase to utilize and access some of the records, info and research on domain names.).

To investigate the history and records of ReligiousTravelAssociation.com (or any other domain name), below are some of most helpful and important records available via www.domaintools.com:


1.  View Whois History of Domain Name
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• View Whois domain name records and history.
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2.  View Hosting History of Domain Name
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• Hosting History is a DomainTools exclusive tool that allows you to view historical IP addresses, name servers, and registrars for a given domain name.
• If a domain name has changed its web host or transferred its domain name to another registrar you will be able to see the old value, the new value, and when the event happened.
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• Investigate web sites that have criminal activity.
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• View how many times a web site has moved and who their old web host providers were.

3.  View Screen Shot History of Domain Name
http://www.domaintools.com/research/screenshot-history/

• View periodic screenshot history.
• To view actual example of screenshot history from domaintools.com regarding the domain name ReligiousTravelAssociation.com, scroll down to bottom of this blog post.

4.  View Name Server Report of Domain Name
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• Name Server Reports will create a full list of .com, .net, .org, .biz, .us, and .info domains on any name server that domaintools.com monitors.
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5.  View Reverse IP Lookup of Domain Name 

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• View other websites that use the same hosting resources of a particular domain name.
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• Discover the owner of a current or historical domain name - and learn all the domain names they own or have ever owned. 
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• Reverse Whois is very important tool regarding intellectual property and the protection of it.

 

 

HERE IS A SCREENSHOT HISTORY OF THE DOMAIN RELIGIOUSTRAVELASSOCIATION.COM AS PROVIDED AT WWW.DOMAINTOOLS.COM  

  

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Seeking Criminal Investigation of Those Responsible for Theft of the World Religious Travel Association's Domain Name and Emails Which Led to $350,000 Bankruptcy and Violation of Privacy Laws

This blog is dedicated to seeking a criminal investigation and prosecution of those responsible for theft of the World Religious Travel Association's company domain name and website.

In addition, this blog is dedicated to seeking a criminal investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the violation of privacy laws including the illegal interception and subsequent theft of the emails, email addresses and email accounts of the World Religious Travel Association, as well as theft of other company assets, trade secrets, etc.

As of today's writing (Sep 3, 2012), those responsible for committing above thefts have not been brought to justice.


TIMELINE

2008
+ Initial theft of WRTA's domain name: ReligiousTravelAssociation.com

2009
+ Permanent theft of company's domain name/website ReligiousTravelAssociation.com
+ (June 2009) Domain thieves replace content on ReligiousTravelAssociation.com with content of domain thieves' own choosing
+ Interception and permanent theft of emails, email addresses and email accounts associated with ReligiousTravelAssociation.com

2010
+ Domain thieves deleted and sold stolen domain name of ReligiousTravelAssociation.com in Feb/March 2010 - 8 months prior to the stolen domain name's natural expiration date of Oct 2010.
+ World Religious Travel Association re-purchased its stolen company domain name for $500 from "unknown broker"

2011
+ (January) Due to the impact and financial losses incurred by theft of its official domain name/website, emails, email accounts, database and other company assets - the World Religious Travel Association files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with liabilities exceeding $350,000.

2012
+ (April) The website and blog www.CriminalizeDomainTheft.com is launched providing and detailing evidence behind the 2008-2010 computer crimes committed against the World Religious Travel Association including theft of its company domain name/website, emails, email addresses, email accounts, database, etc.

+ (July 22) On the anniversary date of the first criminal conviction and jail sentence for a domain name thief in the United States (see Goncalves case), the website and blog www.StopDomainTheft.com is also launched.

+ (September 3) The domain thieves of the World Religious Travel Association must be brought to justice and held accountable for related losses sustained in WRTA's Chapter 7 bankruptcy, violation of privacy laws, etc.

May 2010 Screenshots of Websites Pointing to Stolen Domain Name (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com)

1. Theft of the World Religious Travel Association's domain name, emails and related company assets had a devastating impact on the organization, ultimately forcing WRTA to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy in January 2011.

2. Theft of the company's domain name and website impacted WRTA in many ways including lost sales and revenue.

3. The following is just one of the many ways in which WRTA was impacted by the theft of its official company website:

+ Numerous organizations, media articles, business websites, etc., featured and/or promoted the domain name of ReligiousTravelAssociation.

+ However, due to theft of the domain name, when potential customers, clients, media, etc., saw the domain name featured on other websites and subsequently clicked on it, they were not brought to a website featuring official content of the World Religious Travel Association - but instead, brought to a (stolen) website featuring and promoting content posted by domain thieves.

+ WRTA lost the subsequent business, sales and revenue of these potential customers, clients, etc., as well as media opportunities, interviews, etc.



WHAT TO LOOK FOR?

The images below show various screen shots taken in May 2010 of organizations featuring and promoting the official website and domain name of the World Religious Travel Association (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com).

May 2010 is significant because the stolen domain name had now been in the possession of domain thieves for nearly 2 years. Initial theft of the domain name took place in 2008 and permanent theft in 2009 (domain thieves replaced content on the website with their own content in June 2009).

As of today's writing (Sep 3, 2012), the domain thieves have not yet been brought to justice. This website is dedicated to seeking a criminal investigation by the FBI of those responsible for committing theft of the World Religious Travel Association's domain name, emails, email accounts, trade secrets, database and other related company assets.

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