ARIN Fraud Reporting Results - 1st Quarter 2012 [Archived]
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| Date/Ticket Number | Report Type | Actions Taken |
|---|---|---|
| 20120103-F913 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120105-F882 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120108-F914 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120113-F915 | Outdated SWIP Information | Replied with link to Stale Whois Information Removal Procedure |
| 20120114-F883 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120128-F918 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120201-F884 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120203-F919 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120206-F885 | Fraudulent Whois Information | Replied to inform reporter ARIN investigated and confirmed the data in Whois is accurate |
| 20120206-F920 | Fraudulent Whois Information | Replied to inform reporter ARIN investigated and confirmed the data in Whois is accurate |
| 20120206-F926 | Fraudulent Whois Information | Replied to inform reporter ARIN investigated and confirmed the data in Whois is accurate |
| 20120206-F927 | Fraudulent Whois Information | Replied to inform reporter ARIN investigated and confirmed the data in Whois is accurate |
| 20120209-F921 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120214-F928 | Unregistered ASN Originating Routes | Contacted upstream ISP with request to remove the route or have the customer contact ARIN to get the ASN registered |
| 20120215-F922 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120216-F923 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120218-F924 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120220-F929 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120301-F930 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120306-F950 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120318-F970 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120321-F971 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120323-F990 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120324-F972 | Report of Incorrect APNIC Whois Information | Replied to inform reporter they need to contact APNIC directly |
| 20120327-F973 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120327-F993 | Fraud Outside ARIN Scope | Replied to inform reporter |
| 20120328-F974 | Report of Incorrect Whois Contact Information | Contacted organization and requested updated contact information |
Total Fraud reports received this quarter = 27
Investigation Results
ARIN received a total of 27 fraud reports during the 1st quarter of 2012. There were six reports of potentially inaccurate or fraudulent ARIN Whois registration records and one report of inaccurate Whois registration records in the APNIC database. Additionally, there was one report of an unregistered ASN originating routes. ARIN has researched all of these reports and taken action where appropriate. The summary of these eight reports and actions taken are contained in the table above.
Nineteen of the fraud reports received during this quarter were reports of incidents related to phishing, spam, identity theft, stalking/harassment, etc. ARIN did not investigate any of these reports, because they are outside the scope of ARIN’s mission. ARIN’s response to each of these reports was to notify the reporter that the fraud reporting process is restricted to matters specifically related to ARIN’s mission and area of authority such as false utilization reporting, number resource hijacking in ARIN’s database, and other activity involving fraudulent submissions to ARIN or fraudulent changes to data in ARIN’s Whois. In each of these report responses, ARIN staff provides additional useful information, including information on querying Whois, contact information for the network operator associated with a given IP address, etc. No further action was taken.
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