ip address

[Breamy]

is it possible to track someone down by there ip address as i had a buyer pay me with dodgy money through paypal and i have their ip address

 

[benjo]

I would just contact paypal

 

[Otacon]

Dodgy money?

And not really. ISP's can do it on the instruction of the authorities, but don't expect to find much out yourself. Just raise a dispute and let the powers that be sort it. Much less hassle

 

[fatty1]

Get a refund off paypal but also do a whois search

 

[Breamy]

well they have closed their account so i cant claim . doesnt your ip address change occasionally anyway?

 

[sja360]

well they have closed their account so i cant claim . doesnt your ip address change occasionally anyway?

that depends on the users account, im with plusnet and have a static ip so it never changes afaik.
how much sorta cash are you losing out on here? £10's? £100's? or worse?

 

[Breamy]

£150

 

[sniffy]

http://www.dnsstuff.com/

Where is he from?

I may be ignorant in this case but surely Paypal still have contact/credit details on this person?

 

[Pinkeyes]

Try Sam Spade too.

That's for the IP address, not a detective to hunt this guy down, although I imagine the real Sam Spade would be able to help you out that too

 

[Burbleflop]

Try Sam Spade too.

That's for the IP address, not a detective to hunt this guy down, although I imagine the real Sam Spade would be able to help you out that too

What a cruddy site. All it does is look for a PTR record for the IP address you enter.

The whois on ripe.net (or arin.net if US based) would probably be more use.

 

[Pinkeyes]

What a cruddy site. All it does is look for a PTR record for the IP address you enter.

The whois on ripe.net (or arin.net if US based) would probably be more use.

"This is a slightly trimmed down version of the SamSpade.org site, while I deal with some issues"

It's usually very good.