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Hi Guys

I was wondering what is the best way to register a domain when it comes to owner details, should i put in my correct details i.e name, tel no, house address or should i put fake details in or should i buy the added privacy package so it does not show any details.

The reason i ask is that i am working from home and dont really want my house address showing.

Just to let you know i dont plan on ripping people or making a offensive website but their or some strange people online and you dont know what can happen.

I hope i have made my self clear.

Very Kind Regards in advance


Marko
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  • Profile picture of the author Newman8r
    don't use fake details, it's technically the kind of violation that you could lose your domain over (although I don't think that happens too often).

    If you need privacy just use a service like WhoisGuard (offered free at namecheap) to keep your info secret
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    • Profile picture of the author PatriciaJ
      Although I initially had concerns about my contact details being available I still made them public. My reasoning was that I was building a business and felt that by hiding those details I would also lose some credibility. I thought that I wouldn't want to deal with anybody who hid who they were or where they were from so why should anybody want to deal with me if I did the same.

      Fake, I wouldn't even think about it.

      I was right to keep my details public and have made a lot of money through being contactable.

      I also got an early warning by telephone once when somebody hacked into one of my sites and added a fake bank page for an email scam. I was able to take the page down quick and hopefully saved others from being scammed because I was contactable.

      Yes there are weirdos on the Internet just as there might be living next door to you, but in over 13 years of doing on and offline business with available contact details I've never been bothered by one. In fact the only weird phone call I ever had was through a dating site, a guy wanting to paint a picture of my boobs.
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