ipwhois.io VS ICANN WHOIS

Your VPN IP shows as being in the UK in some whois databases, check it here for instance: https://ipwhois.io/. Source: over 1 year ago

I didn't use LANC, but I created my own simple program in Python that gets the IP address. I pick the IP address that has source & destination ports both higher than 30000. Then, I use that IP to query a database in the internet to give you the estimated location for the server (using https://ipwhois.io). I can share my code once it's more polished. Source: almost 2 years ago

Ipwhois.io - cheapest commercial plan 250,000 requests/month for $10.99. Source: almost 3 years ago

If you do a WHOIS lookup on the domain (usually at lookup.icann.org), then it should tell you the current registrant. There should be an email address or a way of contacting the current registrant. You may need to also go to the registrar where it's currently registered to contact them. But it's an ICANN requirement/rule that there MUST be a way to contact the current registrant through email or a form. Source: 10 months ago

Did you try doing a search on whois/lookup? Doing so, you will be able to see if your domain name is now handled by a different registrar. If that turns up no helpful results & the company you originally leased the domain name from was accredited by ICANN; it may be worthwhile to reach out on their support page. Source: 10 months ago

If you follow some of the whois information from https://lookup.icann.org/ for the domain the email is associated with (www.yourconcernedfriends.org) you can find an address in Reykjavik. Googling that address shows MULTIPLE lawsuits and warnings about various scams. Source: 11 months ago

It's probably a very new website, you can check the age using WHOIS info: https://lookup.icann.org/. Source: 12 months ago

In the future, you can use https://lookup.icann.org/ to check unfamiliar websites. If they're than a year old or registered for less than a year, those are red flags. Source: 12 months ago