On Thursday, December 30, 2004, 4:43:05 PM, Rob McEwen wrote:
RE: where to report phishing
I know that this has been covered before... but it seems like it is always in the context of a larger discussion. So, forgive me for asking when I'm sure I could dig this up on my own...
Where should phishing be reported to?
...mailpolice?? antiphishing.org?? rulesemporium.com??, others?...
Also, should I first attempt to contact the abuse dept. of the ISP (or relevant contact via the arin.net contact for that IP address)? ...then wait a couple of days and only report it to third parties if the hosting provider doesn't remove the site?
Or should I report the phish to ALL 3rd parties IMMEDIATELY?
I report phishing immediately to:
postmaster at corp.mailsecurity.net.au reportphishing at antiphishing.org spam at uce.gov
I don't know if Mailpolice has a reporting address, but a quick check of their web site did not show one. Maybe Jay Swackhamer of Mailpolice can comment.
I think it's important to get the sites listed quickly to limit the effect of the phish. If the hosting provider will do something about the sites, that's fine too, but their behavior may vary.
Jeff C. -- "If it appears in hams, then don't list it."