IT'S DOT GOV

Lets go Phishing

More than 700 websites spoofing the Healthcare.gov website have been identified. More than 3000 people have already visited Obama-care.us. Washington Examiner

Stupid is as Stupid Does

Healthcare.com is a legitimate website that has been in operation since 1994.  Experts predict roughly 30% of the traffic intended for Healthcare.gov will inadvertently windup on Healthcare.com.  This is why websites generally register similar or related domain names to redirect customers to the correct site, and avoid domain names that could be easily confused.

 

An old story going back into the 90's is the one about Whitehouse.gov versus Whitehouse.com.  One belongs to the executive branch while the other is an, ahem, adult website.

The domain name peta.org was originally obtained by an organization People Eating Tasty Animals, much to the chagrin of those other, ethical people. Bitlaw

Caveat Emptor

Make sure you know who you're dealing with.

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