I got a phishing email with a fake ANZ banking website. I forwarded it to ANZ.
I also forwarded it to the domain provider, iwantmyname.com, who runs their office in Wellington. This was their response.
Regarding "We have notified the customer of the complaint," I assume the customer is the crooks. I only hope they removed my signature from my forwarded email.
Is the following response correct?
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Hello,
Thanks for getting in touch about *********.co.nz. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do on our end regarding the content of a site under a domain name, even when registered with us.
We don't provide hosting, so no site content, email, etc. is hosted with us.
As a reseller of an ICANN accredited registrar, we are authorized to only suspend a domain name if we receive instructions by authorized parties (e.g. ICANN, domain name registries, or legal court orders). This usually only happens if a domain name infringes on the trademark or naming rights of a third party.
We have notified the customer of the complaint, and will forward any response within 48 hours.
Because the root of the issue is the site's content, rather than the domain itself, it would be advisable to address your complaint to the site's author, or to the applicable Internet Service Provider (hosting provider of the website itself, not the domain name registrar).
If you believe the content is of an illegal nature, you should contact an appropriate law enforcement agency (which will vary depending on jurisdiction), or consult an attorney for legal advice.
We often find that because domain names are inexpensive and can be registered quickly, closing the domain itself is only a temporary solution for eliminating content. The best fix here is to stop the content at the source.
If you have any other questions, let us know.
Cheers,
Cheers,
https://iwantmyname.com