There's this conman my friend had dealings with in 2005. Recently we found that he had set up a rental business in New Zealand and had taken money without supplying goods - this is his usual method. Today I found that he has a UK website and is doing the same thing again. I found his name registered in WhoIs. How can he be stopped?
There's no guarantee the whois is accurate. You need more than that to go accusing someone of being a conman.
He is a conman. There is even video evidence now. You shouldn't go offering support to people without knowing anything about them. Instant assumptions like that shown in your reply lead to people being conned, working for conmen or offering them other support. Could someone reply after reading the thread post and then under the hypothetical assumption that a conman is ripping people off by selling good through a website and taking deposits for goods which never materialise?
Huh? What I'm saying is that the whois database may not be accurate. The site in question could belong to someone else with the same name, for example, or the site may have once belonged to the person you say is a conman but now belongs to someone else but the records haven't been updated, so you need to be absolutely certain before you point any fingers at even the website. Try the police.
MCfox hit it on the head. There's nothing to stop me registering a domain under YOUR name, or 'George W bush' if I feel like it. They don't actually come round your house to check you are who you say you are. He's also right about the Police. Failing that, you could publicise him (er...'SEO' anyone?) so anybody doing due diligence will spot the problem.
What would be the chance of someone just happens to signup with the con's name... maybe you should send an email to the person and inquire about his con business and see if you can get a reply from him, you never know...or say something like I think I know you from high school, so that he will reply...still does not prove anything, but why would someone signup using a con's name...even so that would draw attention, that would be stupid even thinking about do that...most con's do not want any attention at all.