Need (to acquire or sell) IPv4? Come to SpaceMarket.

Wed May 30 22:20:12 UTC 2012

There are five registered STLS facilitators - https://www.arin.net/resources/transfer_listing/facilitator_list.html

SpaceMarket is not one of them. I am confounded about why anyone would select a broker who has not taken the basic step of registering with the RIR. Of course, the typos and anonymity should also give you pause. Maybe this is the first round of "419" IP Address Transfer Scam emails. May I suggest...

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My name is Ishmael Curran, illegitimate son of the recently deposed North Virginia Minister of IP Address Distribution. I am currently in hiding and unable to effectively transfer two pre-RIR CLASS A ADDRESS BLOCKS. If you could assist me by paying an IP Address Transfer Fee of $42,561 in Bolivian Pesos to the enclosed Antiguan bank drop, I will provide one of the pre-RIR address blocks to you, as a "thank you". My current status as a fugitive, following the unfortunate VX Gas release at the last ARIN public policy forum precludes my direct involvement. Your short-term loan of $32,945 will be returned via clearly legitimate third-party cashier's check, upon request. 

Yours Truly, Ishmael

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Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The SpaceMarket [mailto:spacemarket at tormail.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:43 PM
> To: nanog at nanog.org; nanog-announce at nanog.org
> Subject: Need (to acquire or sell) IPv4? Come to SpaceMarket.
> 
> IPv4 is not going away as quickly as many would like.  Most realistic
> observations show IPv4 will still be the numbering scheme most widely
> deployed and utilized for the next decade.  This due mainly to peers
> and providers whom have not deployed IPv6 and ISP end-users, which
> continue to use, antiquated operating systems.
> 
> SpaceMarket provides a platform for entities to acquire additional
> resources that find themselves deficient, and a platform for those with
> excess/unused resources to monetize their valuable resources.
> 
> Our platform is safe, secure and confidential.
> 
> Buyers and sellers can rest assured that their trades will be executed
> without a hitch (no hijacked network ranges or scammers) as each
> network allocation available has been thoroughly investigated and
> tested (we’re either announcing or have announced the networks
> available for an extended period of time), and upon request by either
> the buyer or seller, SpaceMarket will serve as an escrow agent for the
> transaction.
> 
> Currently (as of this writing), there we have just over
> 150,000 addresses available for immediate use. This may seem like a low
> number, but allocations are listed and acquired daily using our
> automated system—we don’t have to be involved in your transaction. In
> order to provide our services without hassle and confidentially, we
> provide access to our trading platform via Tor (as a Tor Hidden
> Service).  This allows our members to connect freely and without worry
> as to who may be monitoring your online activities or visitors to our
> site.  Additionally, access to the site is restricted to active members
> of our trading community.
> 
> For more information on our service, site URL or membership please
> e-mail us at spacemarket at tormail.org.  We look forward to assisting you
> with your IPv4 needs! Please use our public key (below) when
> corresponding via E-mail.  Don’t forget to send us yours!
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