I received a text message on my iPhone. I did not click on the link provided. A simple Whois registry lookup identified the for-profit registry service provider (Neustar-US) that "enabled" a user to perform a spam & scam attack against me.

Date Received:  16 April 2015 @ 3:12 CST

User Account Name:  [email protected]
Domain Name:  howard-winn.k12.ia.us

Text Message:  "(can we go on a date this weekend? we can skip dinner and go straight to dessert http://www.opensmallurl.com) Thara"

The Domain Registrant:  Neustar-US

The "Neustar-US" Physical Address:  Loudoun Tech Center, 45980 Center Oak Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166

What does Neustar-US do?:  "We are the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. You might have thought .us is only for government agencies and schools. But since 2002, individuals, businesses, churches, and non-profits have adopted .us web addresses to make their mark on the internet. Neustar, a leading provider of registry services, manages .us on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Neustar maintains a growing network of .us-accredited registrars that sell .us domain names. See a full list of .us registrars."  http://www.neustar.us

Neustar-US enables "Spam & Scam":  Neustar-US provides spammers with registry services, ensuring they are afforded a ".us-accredited" domain name so they can conduct spam & scam operations.