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2. Receiving unexpected international calls? What you need ... - AOL

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   There are several reasons why you might be receiving calls from unfamiliar international numbers. Wangiri scam: Scammers use automated systems to call thousands of numbers, disconnecting after one ...

3. Be on the lookout for these common phone scam area codes - AOL

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   The scam here is that the number is a premium-rate number owned by the scammers, so, by calling them, you incur a high charge rate, often the second the call goes through. How to stay safe:

4. How to identify a scam call before you're taken advantage of

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   This scam often targets native Spanish speakers and has scammers pose as utility-company employees calling to request immediate payment or they will shut off your service. The payment is most ...

5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

6. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail , if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail , if it's an important account email.

7. Phone fraud - Wikipedia

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   A later version of the 809 scam involves calling cellular telephones then hanging up, in hopes of the curious (or annoyed) victim calling them back. [7] This is the Wangiri scam, with the addition of using Caribbean numbers such as 1-473 which look like North American domestic calls. [8]