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2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Don't respond to unsolicited emails or requests to send money. • Pay attention to the types of data you're authorizing access to, especially in third-party apps. • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams.

3. Cyber Security Experts Share the Scariest Money Scams ... - AOL

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   Ozempic users beware! In the latest online scam, con artists are stealing millions from people unknowingly ordering the drug online from fake websites while putting their health at serious risk ...

4. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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   A pig butchering scam (in Chinese sha zhu pan [2] or shazhupan, [3] (Chinese: 杀猪盘), translated as killing pig game) [1] is a type of long-term scam, which usually but not always combines the various forms of romance scams and investment frauds, in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent ...

5. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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   An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

6. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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   Nina Kollars of the Naval War College explains an Internet fraud scheme that she stumbled upon while shopping on eBay.. Internet fraud is a type of cybercrime fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet and could involve hiding of information or providing incorrect information for the purpose of tricking victims out of money, property, and inheritance.

7. Lottery scam - Wikipedia

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   Another type of lottery scam is a scam email or web page where the recipient had won a sum of money in the lottery. The recipient is instructed to contact an agent very quickly but the scammers are just using a third party company, person, email or names to hide their true identity, in some cases offering extra prizes (such as a 7 Day/6 Night Bahamas Cruise Vacation, if the user rings within 4 ...

8. 'My heart sank': This Silicon Valley exec accidentally sent ...

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   'My heart sank': This Silicon Valley exec accidentally sent her $400,000 down payment to a scammer — now she has a warning for all house-hunting Americans Lou Carlozo August 4, 2024 at 7:17 AM

9. Election warning: Zelle CEO says elderly Americans and their ...

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   Election warning: Zelle CEO says elderly Americans and their families need to be on ‘heightened state of alert’ against scams Michael del Castillo Updated October 31, 2024 at 11:09 AM