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Post by Wyz Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:20 am

Accidentally typing .om for .com for certain URLs including . . .Amazon.com, NetFli.xcom, etc. also known as "typosquatting" is the latest scam for unwary Mac and PC users who aren't paying attention.

Business Insider and Endgame reported the latest scam last week.  Here is the story as reported by Consumerist.
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