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It’s the next Internet scam, and it could be the most menacing. The reason: Even experienced Internet users can become victims and not know it.

The ploy is called pharming, a play on “phishing,” another type of Internet fraud. It’s where hackers secretly redirect users’ computers from financial sites to fake ones so they can steal personal information. Even the Web address looks the same. Phishing hits just one person, but pharming hurts the masses.

Read more about pharming in Technology Monday.