Wikipedia:Link rot/Cases/Squatters
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Cybersquatters scoop up expired domain names and offer to resell them, often back to the original owner, who forgot to renew. They have pages that say things like:
- This domain may be for sale. Click here to inquire about this domain.
The purpose of this document is to find examples of cybersquatting so we can identify them automatically. If you come across an example, please add the URL and information to the list below.
Examples
[edit]skenzo.com / trifega.com
[edit]Example: http://mycoincollection.co.uk -- noted in April 2024
This site contains the wording "The domain mycoincollection.co.uk may be for sale. Click here to inquire about this domain." The page does not save at WaybackMachine or Archive.today
It looks like https://skenzo.com may be a reseller-reseller with trifega.com as the reseller client
hugedomains.com
[edit]Example: http://www.izyan.com -- noted in November 2024
The site contains the wording "zyan.com is for sale | HugeDomains"
Domainmarket.com
[edit]Example:http://www.wrestlinggonewrong.com
The site contains the wording "WrestlingGoneWrong.com is available at DomainMarket.com."
Like most other usurpers of this type it is usually introduced when a bot such as Refill finds a bareurl. It will redirect to the current url eradicating the detailed cite url and insert the "is available at DomainMarket.com" in the title field and the website is changed to the redirected website
See also
[edit]- Wikipedia:Link rot/Usurpations
- Wikipedia:Link rot/URL change requests for requesting modifications to URLs, such as marking dead or changing to a new domain