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The Internet is great, isn't it? It's a magical place, where you can buy anything you want, meet new people, find information... and lose all your money to scammers.
 
The Internet is great, isn't it? It's a magical place, where you can buy anything you want, meet new people, find information... and lose all your money to scammers.
  
We've never liked that last part, so we started to fight back. [[History|Over time]] our art has evolved, and we now maintain the largest online repository of web sites used in internet fraud.
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We've never liked that last part, so we started to fight back. [[History|Over time]] our art has evolved, and we now maintain the largest manually researched online repository of web sites used in internet fraud.
  
We offer a [http://db.aa419.org/ complete public interface] for our site visitors, as well as [[SOAP|database access through webservices]] which can be used for automated retrieval of fake bank entries. [http://www.firetrust.com/firetrustsitehound.html/ Web browser toolbars] use our database feed to warn users that a site they visit is a fake company run by scammers. But most importantly, we continue to build better relations with other anti-fraud organizations and webhosting companies, to pursue our goal of ridding the Internet of fraudulent web sites.   
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We offer a [https://db.aa419.org/ complete public interface] for our site visitors, as well as [[JSON_API|database access through webservices]] which can be used for automated retrieval of fake site entries. Web browser toolbars use our database feed to warn users that a site they visit is a fake company run by scammers. But most importantly, we continue to build better relations with other anti-fraud organizations and webhosting companies, to pursue our goal of ridding the Internet of fraudulent web sites.   
  
 
==== Related pages ====
 
==== Related pages ====
*'''[[FAQ and Support]]'''
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* [[FAQ and Support]]
 
* [[Advance Fee Fraud|What is 419?]]  
 
* [[Advance Fee Fraud|What is 419?]]  
 
* Is this a legit site? Use some [[Online search tools]] to help identify fraud
 
* Is this a legit site? Use some [[Online search tools]] to help identify fraud
 
* [[Links]] to other sites
 
* [[Links]] to other sites
 
* [[Fanmail]]
 
* [[Fanmail]]
* [[Fake banks and Web sites in the news]]
 
 
* [[Old Coaster's List of Bank Regulators around the World]]
 
* [[Old Coaster's List of Bank Regulators around the World]]
  
==Announcement:Internet Systems Consortium==
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==Announcement: Anti Phishing Working Group==
 
 
We would like to thank Paul and Robin Laudanski of Castlecops for their support and assistance of aa419 and wish them bon fortune in all their future endeavors. We will greatly miss the Castlecops forum.
 
 
 
We look forward to forging new relationships in 2009 with other anti-fraud allies.
 
 
 
We are very pleased to now be under the ISC umbrella and thank them for their ongoing support of our efforts by providing server space, security and technical support.
 
  
 
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Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3)  public benefit corporation dedicated to supporting the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet—and the autonomy of its participants—by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and operations.
 
  
==Announcement: Anti Phishing Working Group==
 
 
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We believe that open communication between all companies and groups involved in the fight against internet fraud is the only way to combat it.
 
We believe that open communication between all companies and groups involved in the fight against internet fraud is the only way to combat it.
  
To that end, the Artists Against 419 are pround to announce their membership of the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG), and look forward to co-operating with its many members.  Our main focus of work will remain fake websites used in Advance Fee fraud, but we aim to share our knowledge where possible.
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To that end, the Artists Against 419 are proud to announce their membership of the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG), and look forward to co-operating with its many members.  Our main focus of work will remain fake websites used in Advance Fee fraud, but we aim to share our knowledge where possible.
  
 
For more information on the APWG, please click on their logo above.
 
For more information on the APWG, please click on their logo above.
  
==Announcement: DomainTools.com==
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==WHOXY==
[http://www.domaintools.com DomainTools.com] is an excellent resource for learning more about the background of a web site: who hosts it, who registered it, its history, and so on. The majority of its services and tools are free, but with registered accounts you get access to a lot of additional "power" tools.  The Artists recommend it for anybody seriously interested in web site researchTake a look for yourself...
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[https://www.whoxy.com/ WHOXY] is a great tool to research a domain's history or the behavior of a registrant. Much as some parties would like to describe WHOIS data as privacy invasive, the reality is it allows transparency to consumer and commerce alike and, if used correctly, is rather a stepping stone to consumer trust protecting both consumer and service provider alike. It also allows researchers and consumers to research issues that undermines the legitimate internet, avoiding and/or addressing them. WHOXY is a great tool for this purpose and a must in your bookmarks or toolkit.   
  
 
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==Artists Database Used in Firetrust Sitehound Software==
 
 
That's right, [http://www.firetrust.com/firetrustsitehound_community_groups.html the Artists are one of the Community Groups] whose information is used by Firetrust's [http://www.firetrust.com/firetrustsitehound.html recently released toolbar]. Of course we are very pleased that years of hard work in putting together our database are being put to some greater use! But most importantly, there's now a way for thousands of internet users to be immediately warned that they're being targeted by scammers. '''Nothing fights 419 fraud like public awareness!!!'''
 
 
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 12 February 2023

Welcome to Artists Against 419

The Internet is great, isn't it? It's a magical place, where you can buy anything you want, meet new people, find information... and lose all your money to scammers.

We've never liked that last part, so we started to fight back. Over time our art has evolved, and we now maintain the largest manually researched online repository of web sites used in internet fraud.

We offer a complete public interface for our site visitors, as well as database access through webservices which can be used for automated retrieval of fake site entries. Web browser toolbars use our database feed to warn users that a site they visit is a fake company run by scammers. But most importantly, we continue to build better relations with other anti-fraud organizations and webhosting companies, to pursue our goal of ridding the Internet of fraudulent web sites.

Related pages

Announcement: Anti Phishing Working Group

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We believe that open communication between all companies and groups involved in the fight against internet fraud is the only way to combat it.

To that end, the Artists Against 419 are proud to announce their membership of the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG), and look forward to co-operating with its many members. Our main focus of work will remain fake websites used in Advance Fee fraud, but we aim to share our knowledge where possible.

For more information on the APWG, please click on their logo above.

WHOXY

WHOXY is a great tool to research a domain's history or the behavior of a registrant. Much as some parties would like to describe WHOIS data as privacy invasive, the reality is it allows transparency to consumer and commerce alike and, if used correctly, is rather a stepping stone to consumer trust protecting both consumer and service provider alike. It also allows researchers and consumers to research issues that undermines the legitimate internet, avoiding and/or addressing them. WHOXY is a great tool for this purpose and a must in your bookmarks or toolkit.

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