As Anamika suggested there's a lot of speculation that RAB is Regulus Black.
The best site I've found to discuss this theory is Binary Moon. http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2005/08/harry-potter-conspiracy-theory-1-rab/
The best explanation I found is on wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulus_Black
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