I’m voting with the “sounds like a scam” crowd.
OrgName: Mediacom Communications Corp
OrgId: MCC-244
Address: 100 Crystal Run Rd.
City: Middletown
StateProv: NY
PostalCode: 10941
Country: US
RegDate: 2008-02-05
Updated: 2012-02-27
Comment: For abuse issues contact abuse@mediacomcc.com
Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/MCC-244
ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.mediacomcc.com:4321
OrgTechHandle: NAH5-ARIN
OrgTechName: Ahmad, Nisar
OrgTechPhone: +1-845-695-2698
OrgTechEmail: nahmad@mediacomcc.com
OrgTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/NAH5-ARIN
OrgTechHandle: HCD1-ARIN
OrgTechName: Dean, Henry Clay
OrgTechPhone: +1-515-559-0223
OrgTechEmail: hdean@mediacomcc.com
OrgTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/HCD1-ARIN
OrgAbuseHandle: MEDIA2-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Mediacom Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-845-695-2600
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@mediacombb.net
OrgAbuseRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/MEDIA2-ARIN
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Found a referral to rwhois.mediacomcc.com:4321.
%rwhois V-1.5:003fff:00 rwhois.mediacomcc.com (by Network Solutions, Inc. V-1.5.9.5)
network:Class-Name:network
network:ID:MEDIACOM-RESIDENTIAL-CUST-173.23.0.0/22
network:Auth-Area:173.23.0.0/22
network:Network-Name:MEDIACOMCC-173-23-0-0-Charleston-IL
network:IP-Network:173.23.0.0/22
network:IP-Network-Block:173.23.0.1 - 173.23.3.254
network:Organization;I:chuil002cm9
network:Tech-Contact;I:Dean, Henry Clay
network:Admin-Contact;I:Selvage, Joe
network:Created:20130726
network:Updated:20130726
network:Updated-By:noc_toolsdev@mediacomcc.com
Thanks!