988.COM is a stolen domain name.
The premium domain 988.com has been confirmed to be stolen; anyone claiming to be in possession of it currently is the thief.
How did this happen?
The domain’s legitimate owner, Mr. Luo, is a California resident and for months he’s been pestered by a cybercriminal who gained access to his domain accounts.
In a shocking twist, the presumably Chinese cybercriminal who controls 988.com currently, also gained access to the phone number of Mr. Luo. This allowed them to receive and place calls from that phone number, temporarily, posing as Mr. Luo, and claiming that 988.com had been sold for one million dollars.
This, however, is not the case.
The REAL Mr. Luo got in touch with us, and assured us that the domain 988.com is stolen, and it has not been for sale.
Anyone offering 988.com for sale is the thief, having stolen several other domain names in the past.
We will share updates as they become available.
Update: The domain is no longer stolen – http://domaingang.com/domain-crime/no-longer-stolen-domains-988-com-and-864-com-back-with-legitimate-owners/