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The internet gives us the possibility to look to every domain with various tools. The information what we get, can be critical to approve the program as a reliable.

Our DD we will transact on "OffshoreClub" example.

A first basic tool is "whois".

Whois, is a domain information which are set up by a registrar of the domain.
Whois, we can check on different pages. It is dependent of the kind of the domain. Eg. the domain .pl we can check with the service "http://whois.pl"
We will be more interested with international domains such as .com, .biz, .net
These domains we can check with eg:

http://www.whois.net
http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
http://whois.webhosting.info
http://whois.domaintools.com

Lets work with interesting us domain:


Lets talk now about what interesting information we can get from whois:

Talking over at top we see that a main registrar of the domain is the service  "ENOM, INC".
http://www.enom.com
Usually it does not register the domain in this service, but with resellers, in other words go-betweens which one will make this for us.

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As we can check our domain has status: "ok"

We can divide statuses on correct status:

REGISTRAR-LOCK : Protection of the domain ahead the theft.
ACTIVE : Domain transfer - possible.
OK : Domain transfer - not possible.

and status with the problems:

REGISTRAR-HOLD : Domain expired, DNSs are blocked.
REDEMPTIONPERIOD : Domian expired above 30 days ago.
PENDING-DELETE : Domain will be deleted within 15 days.
INACTIVE : Dns addresses are inactive.

Sometimes, when you have some problems with displaying some webpages, you have a possibility to check with the domain status if everything is allright with a domain.

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The following information refer personal information of the domain registrator:

Registrant Name:                             Oscar Freeman - Name of the person or company who registered this domain
Registrant Organization:                     Offshore Club - The name of organisation
Registrant Address1:                         23 New Road - address
Registrant City:                             Belize City - City
Registrant Postal Code:                      n/a - Postal Code
Registrant Country:                          Belize - Country
Registrant Country Code:                     BZ - Country Code
Registrant Phone Number:                     +1.8884566754 - Phone Number
Registrant Email:                            Offsh0reclub@safe-mail.net - Contact e-mail

As we can check registration data are connected with OffshoreClub.
It will be not always. You can find such registrants that protect personal data of the person who register a domain. They are often used by owners of HYIPs to hide its own personal data.
Why admin of such programs will not give simply fake data?
Because that unreal data are easily to verify, and admin caught out on such fraud gives over to be reliable. Secondly, give in false datum is forbidden and can bring suspension of the domain result.
Give in true data is not comfortable also, because hyips are not legal in many countries. In this reason admins do not want public their personal data. Besides, if they will give their real e-mail, besides, if they will give their real e-mail, they can expect lots of SPAM.

 So, if we have a possibility, like in this instance, to check personal data, lets begin verifying.
The full name "Oscar Freeman" doesn`t give to us clear inormation, lets search more.
23 New Road - address of OffshoreClub residence. It is the best if we have some friend in Belize 
which verifies this address in-place. If we  haven`t such possibility lets put this address in google:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%2223+New+Road%22%2BBelize&btnG=Search

All results are connected to OffshoreClub, that means that with this address we were not able to find other institution.

Lets check whether is such street in this city at all:

http://www.ifsc.gov.bz/licensees-list-b.html

Under "3" is "Bay the Trust International Limited" which is situated on this street.
Everything is ok.

The company is registered in a very little country, Belize.
Why this country is so popular for big companies? Belize is one of tax heavens.

From whois we can also read the telephone number, this is the telephone number to U.S.A., surprises, why registered company on Balize does not give the telephone withArea Code from this country.

A little helps with reply gives FAQ on the OffshoreClub page:


Probably the office exists somewhere in USA.

Because we have a tel. number we can verify it, and try to call to OC.
Voip are really cheap so we are able to call ourselfs.

This number we can verify also with google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22%2B1.8884566754%22&btnG=Search
but the results are not satisfying.

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These informations are interested also:

Name Server:  NS1.DNSPARK.NET - In what server is parked domain

It is proper to point out what the server are using interested service:
What is the price, what protections has.
These details tell us, if admin plans something fast and cheap, or  something exclusive i stable.

Whether this hosting is used often by hyip services,.we can verify with this service: http://whois.webhosting.info/OFFSHORECLUB.BIZ
Firstly let check what ip has this domain:

65.19.154.35

Now we are checking what other domains are parked at this hosting service:


There is only one domain, it is next positive detail for OffshoreClub

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This domain is registered for more than 1 year, so we can confirm that there is the possibility that this program is working more than 1 year.
This domain is registered for a few years,  it is the next positive thing.

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Except whois, we have other possibilities to check reliability of the program that is interesting for us, and putting next (+) or (-).

For example, it is important to check how is working a support of the program.

It is enough to send an e-mail with no matter which question (but not about weather  ) to admina and waiting on reactions. If admin or support does not answer for the long time, we can renew our question. If  we still not receive answer, we can give (-) for support of this program (except situation that they have a technical problems).

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If the program generates income through investments at FOREX market, let us speak for scans from their trading accounts, and let us verify it, for eg on the forum to opinion of professional traders, if their trading results are really satisfactory. We are investors and customers, and so we have the right to verify all data, especially in hyips.

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Other helpful tool perhaps be the service which helps us to view as looked the page in the past:

http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

When we check OffshoreClub we find a little informations.

Lets check google.com at 98` 
http://web.archive.org/web/19981202230410/http://www.google.com/ 

http://www.money-monitor.com/forum/index.php/board,97.0.html