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Re: "European Union Bank"



Perry E. Metzger writes:
> 
> 
[stuff about EUB deleted]

 
> Be that as it may, but I wonder about the whole thing. EUBank's web
> server appears to be firmly ensconced in Washington, D.C. -- not
> exactly where one would expect their records to be kept, eh?


I noticed that too.  Is this BCCI 2, or just a front that the forces
of repression can use to say "look, there is money-laundering
on the Internet!  We must control it."


Their server appears to reside in McLean, VA., not Antigua:


ericm(console)> traceroute 204.157.123.4
traceroute to 204.157.123.4 (204.157.123.4), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
[...]

12  * sl-capital-1-s1/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.128.6)  148.345 ms *
13  cso-sw1p7-rC-p7.cais.net (205.252.5.30)  279.959 ms  147.905 ms *
14  * intr-c.sb1.cais.net (206.161.140.125)  163.211 ms  146.752 ms
15  204.157.123.4 (204.157.123.4)  204.088 ms * *


ericm(ttyp1)> whois cais.net
[rs.internic.net]
Capital Area Internet Service (CAIS2-DOM)
   6861 Elm Street, Third Floor
   McLean, VA 22101
   USA



ericm(ttyp1)> whois eub.com
[rs.internic.net]
European Union Bank (EUB-DOM)
   PO Box 1948
   St. John's, 
   Antigua and Barbuda

   Domain Name: EUB.COM

   Administrative Contact:
      Richards, Pete  (PR374)  [email protected]
      (809) 480-2370
   Technical Contact, Zone Contact, Billing Contact:
      Kulkov, Val  (VK41)  [email protected]
      (202) 835-7489

   ELF.GREATIS.COM              205.229.28.5
   WHALE.GREATIS.COM            205.229.28.10

ericm(ttyp1)> whois VK41
[rs.internic.net]
Kulkov, Val (VK41)              [email protected]
   Greatis USA, Inc.
   888 16th Street, NW, Suite 300
   Washington, DC 20006
   (202) 835-7489



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