I have the IP address of a scammer (I convinced them to hit my web server) whose mail made it through my filters and would like to do something meaningful about it. Can I? I thought about telling their ISP, but dig -x shows the netblock owner as a giant telecoms company. Have any of you had success in the past with bringing some form of justice to these bottom feeders?
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nmichaels
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If the dig report has an abuse address, send a detailed account of what happened to it. Send the IP address, dates & times, what the scammer sent you, and any reasonable information. Leave your opinion out, stick to the facts. Don't expect a response, except the usual automated one.
Past that, not much. Black-hole that IP and hope they stay away. Many ISPs do take reports of abuse very seriously.
Chris S
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Like ChrisS said, you should definitely forward the message to the ISP. In addition, since phishing/spamming/whathaveyou is technically illegal, you can also file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center. I would not expect your single complaint to be acted upon. However, it files the information so it can be used as part of a larger investigation should one occur.
Scott Pack
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