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See where that host lookup points to. Send the registrar an email if it is sourced from AWS, Virgin, or other offshore. Most have legal complaint departments. Then, DO NOT click on the link to see the host of the destination server, do a mouse over to see the URL at the bottom of the browser window. Perform a WhoIs on that to find the contact info of the Registrar and if they have ICANN information posted. If not, at the bottom of the WhoIs is the ICANN reporting site, rat them out for not having contact info. Then, if they have a legit address, find out if it's from a mailbox store, contact their legal department and they will pull that guys account.
Hit that MFer from all sides. The sending side, the receiving side, the ICANN side and the postal address side.
Update: DO NOT click on the link, just do a mouse over and see the URL at the bottom of the browser window.
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So, as a recap:
1) Your email viewer should give an option to view the email data. In there, down past the first big paragraph will be the Sender IP. Copy that.
2) Open a DOS window and type nslookup and the IP address, ex. nslookup 123.456.789.123
3) See the domain name of the nslookup, most will provide one. Other IP addresses won't give one.
4) Contact that provider's complaint department, and report the threat.
5) Hover over the hyperlink to see the URL where this link will take you. Note that domain.
6) Go to: https://www.whois.com/ and enter the hostname in the upper right search box.
7) You will get the registrar of that domain and any contact info. If no contact info, use this link and report them:
https://forms.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/complaints/whois/inaccuracy-form
8) Do the same reporting of this domain as to the threat to that domain's registrar.
9) If there is contact information, Google the address and find out what is points to and then track down that firm and report them to the facility owner.