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Default How the MH370 website ended up on eBay (was: Anyone following theMalaysian 777 missing/crashed?)

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Domain Name: MH370.COM
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Creation Date: 2014-03-07 20:06:43
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-03-07 20:06:43
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) was reported missing at 02:40 (UTC
+ 8) on March 8, 2014 (Friday, March 7, 2014 at 10:35:00 AM PST).


10 March 2014 Last updated at 09:08 ET

How the MH370 website ended up on eBay

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http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...3477893_dd.jpg
A screenshot of the mh370.com website The holding page for the site was
included in the eBay auction
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As people flock online to find out about the the missing MH370 flight,
an eBay seller has sought to profit from the trend by "flipping" the
domain name MH370.com.

The hashtag #PrayforMH370 has been tweeted more than 1.8 million times
since news of the missing flight broke on Friday night - and been used
to share messages of condolence and support. But in an attempt to
monetise the flow of traffic, somebody has registered a web address and
tried to sell it for $5,000 (£3,000).

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...73478610_2.jpg

An eBay auction for the domain told potential buyers why bidding could
be advantageous: "Buy this domain today and sell it later on for
thousands of dollars," it began. "Dozens of companies, families of
victims, will want to buy it from you. Pay little money today and make
huge profit tomorrow," it continued.

An eBay user called "chypriotte" hoped to sell the domain for $5,000

Registering web domain names and then selling them - known as "flipping"
- is common practice online. Some labelled the sale "despicable" on
Twitter, and the outcry appears to have had an effect. The auction was
closed before it ended, and the site does not appear to have changed
hands.

So who initially registered the domain? BBC Trending has not been able
to confirm the person's identity so far.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-26515165
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