What are non-ASCII characters in Getgems Domains?

Non-ASCII characters (or special characters) are letters or symbols not included in the standard English alphabet (A-Z), numbers (0-9), or common punctuation marks. Fraudsters sometimes replace regular letters with visually similar symbols from other languages to create fake domains.

Examples of non-ASCII symbols from various alphabets:

1. Cyrillic letters (Russian): а, о, е, р, с

   (visually similar to the Latin letters a, o, e, p, c)

2. Arabic letters: ا, ب, ت, ث, ج

   (completely different from English letters, thus easier to identify)

3. Extended Latin letters with diacritics: é, ü, å, ñ, ç
4. Emoji

Pay close attention—examples with Getgems Domains:

• Genuine domain: getgems.io/username, fake: getgems.io/usеrname (third letter is Cyrillic "е")
• Genuine domain: getgems.io/collection, fake: getgems.io/соllection (first "о" is Cyrillic)

Important: always carefully verify the domain before purchasing or clicking a link. The safest practice is to manually type each domain directly into your browser’s address bar.

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