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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Windows Defender Security Center scam: How to protect your ...

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    Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says a tech support scam used a fake Windows Defender pop-up, tricking the victim to call and download software.

  5. How to spot a scam online - AOL

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    Instead, invest in a legitimate tech support service like Yahoo Plus Protect Home. For just $15 a month, you get 24/7 U.S.-based expert tech support—meaning real, live humans who will address ...

  6. How to spot phishing scams and keep your info safe - AOL

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    Scammers can use your email to target you directly. And, unfortunately, plenty of email phishing scams today are more sophisticated than the older varieties that would directly ask for your ...

  7. How email spoofing can affect AOL Mail

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    If you received a spoofed email, be sure to report the email as spam Keep your account secure While there isn't an industry-wide way to stop people from spoofing, you can take some steps to make sure your account remains secure.

  8. Is that a scam? How to recognize and report fraudulent behavior

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    Scams and fraud can come in the forms of phone calls, online links, door-to-door sales and mail. Below are common scams the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs warns of. Common phone scams:

  9. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    When you open the message, you'll see the "Official Mail" banner above the details of the message. 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 ...