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Question by Jolly: How can I remove my personal information from WHOIS if someone stole my credit card number to reg. a domain?
I noticed some shady charges on my credit card, and after much searching, found that someone used my CC number along with my real name and address to register a domain. The domain is being used to send out spam and maybe run some kind of overseas pharmacy scam.

The card has been cancelled and I have contacted the registrar in Australia to see if they can help me. Should I be doing anything else to get my name and address removed? I don’t want people to think that I am a scam artist. Now I’m so worried, I keep checking the WHOIS. When will it go away? Is there anything else I can do?

Thanks,
Sad&Worried

Best answer:

Answer by Genius
I would report it to the FCC

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Question by Peter: How to register a domain name without revealing personal information?
For an example, a person wants to create a website about politics. And the discussions on the site might be somewhat radical, which can cause trouble to the founder if their information is revealed.
How can that person own a domain name without revealing personal information?

PS: I’ve heard of a feature called “private registration.” Is it a safe and risk-free way?

Best answer:

Answer by Daniel S
Most registrars will give you the option of putting their information rather than yours as the official contact information for the domain. This is perfectly safe.

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Question by Peter: How to register a domain name without revealing personal information?
For an example, a person wants to create a website about politics. And the discussions on the site might be somewhat radical, which can cause trouble to the founder if their information is revealed.
How can that person own a domain name without revealing personal information?

PS: I’ve heard of a feature called “private registration.” Is it a safe and risk-free way?

Best answer:

Answer by Daniel S
Most registrars will give you the option of putting their information rather than yours as the official contact information for the domain. This is perfectly safe.

What do you think? Answer below!

Question by Peter: How to register a domain name without revealing personal information?
For an example, a person wants to create a website about politics. And the discussions on the site might be somewhat radical, which can cause trouble to the founder if their information is revealed.
How can that person own a domain name without revealing personal information?

PS: I’ve heard of a feature called “private registration.” Is it a safe and risk-free way?

Best answer:

Answer by Daniel S
Most registrars will give you the option of putting their information rather than yours as the official contact information for the domain. This is perfectly safe.

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Question by JACE: How much control do I have over Domain Registration Information from GoDaddy?
I have a domain name with GoDaddy. I originally signed up for Private Registration via DomainsByProxy. My question is if I cancel the Private Registration, does the domain Registrant Information get automatically populated from my personal account information at GoDaddy? Or do I have the option to change all of the fields to different answers? I am fully aware that I must still provide true information for the contact fields.
Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by PHXie
Yes, if you cancel your domain privacy, the information you have set in GoDaddy (admin, technical and billing contacts) will populate the Whois information and become publicly visible to anyone who wishes to look. The contact information can be changed any time you like for each domain name you own. Do this through your GoDaddy domain management panel. It can take up to 48 hours for the new contact information to show up in all of the different Whois databases around the world.

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