Warning: Tumblr Typo Sends Users to iPad Scam Site
Visitors to tumbr.com are also taken to an "offer" page where they are asked to enter their mobile numbers to win an iPod Touch for a slight fee.
Sunbelt/GFI Labs warns Tumblr users against a scam preying on those who incorrectly type the microblogging website’s address on their browsers.
The blog said those who leave the letter “l” off Tumblr and type tumbr.com will be taken to a website asking them to take a survey.
“An enterprising individual in China is responsible for that domain, and clicking the image makes this happen: You’re taken from the Tumblr blog to a site called ‘video-reward.com,’ via a URL cloak website called ‘Secredir.com.'”
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