I ran into a website Scam. How do I know its hosting if it is connected via Cloudflare ? I’m applying to the police and specify the hosting, because the police will not look for themselves where the site is located and simply refuse.
If you see a site breaking local law, report it to local authorities and submit an abuse report to our team. Go to cloudflare.com/abuse. The Trust and Safety team will then review the details and reply as appropriate.
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If the IP address being used by the services is in Cloudflares ranges, then it is connected via Cloudflare.
Try running a command like this:
whois -h whois.cymru.com $(dig example.com +short | tail -n1)
Replace the text in bold with the domain name you are investigating. You will get a result like this:
% whois -h whois.cymru.com $(dig A www.fbi.gov +short | tail -n1)
AS | IP | AS Name
13335 | 104.16.42.71 | CloudflareNET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
And as @cloonan said, if it is illegal, report to local law enforcement.
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@cloonan is 100% correct.
In terms of simply finding for yourself if a specific website is using Cloudflare, you could also install this Chrome extension: Claire - Chrome Web Store
This shows an orange cloud in the omnibar when you are browsing a site that uses Cloudflare.
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