The drama unfolding over the loss of life resulting from the air crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, is devastating.
According to the latest reports, Flight 9525 descended from 38,000 ft to ground level in 8 minutes; its co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, was most likely the culprit behind this suicidal final flight.
Naturally, some sick opportunists registered domain names related to the event:
- AndreasLubitz.com – currently parked and presumably for sale
- Flight9525.com – pointing to a scammy Indiegogo fundraiser.
- Flight-9525.com – parked.
- Flight9525Crash.com – listed for sale at Sedo.
- Flight9525Germanwings.com – basic landing page.
Every time a devastating event occurs, domain registrations attempt to capitalize on the traffic generated by the tragic news.
It’s just sick! 🙁
Reminds me of that guy who started selling flags online right after 9/11. They see an opportunity to make money from mass murder and can’t help themselves.