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Email sender verification notice As part of AOL's commitment to user safety, an alert message will appear if the third-party mail client you're using adds a message to your inbox, or if we believe your account may have been compromised.
• 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.
If you get a message that seems like it's from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Certified Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you immediately mark it as spam and don't click on any links in the email.
They say you need to submit certain personal information. They include a fake invoice. They ask you to click on a link to make a payment. They say you’re eligible to register for a government refund
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If the customer is paying by cheque, the remittance advice often accompanies the cheque. The advice may consist of a literal letter (e.g., "To Whom it May Concern: Your shipment of the 10th inst was received in good order; accompanying is our remittance of $52.47 per invoice No 83046") or of a voucher attached to the side or top of the cheque.
When you open the email, you'll also see the Certified Mail banner above the message details. When you get a message that seems to be from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Official Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you mark it as spam and don't click on any links in the email.
When you log into your bank, credit card, or other online account (Amazon, your health insurance website, etc.), you might receive a text message or email containing a verification code.