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  2. FBI Tech Tuesday: Beware of lost pet scams - AOL

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    Nov. 7—EL PASO — Few things tug at our hearts like adorable animals in danger or the distraught humans who miss them. Most of us have seen posts on social media from pet owners trying ...

  3. iPhone Virus Warning: Scam or Real? - AOL

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    Plus, find out how to remove spyware from an iPhone. Luckily, we spoke to a couple of experts about why you’re getting iPhone virus warnings on your phone—and how to tell when they’re fake.

  4. Apple gives urgent warning to iPhone users over scam that ...

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  5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Best practices • Don't enable the "use less secure apps" feature. • Don't reply to any SMS request asking for a verification code. • Don't respond to unsolicited emails or requests to send money.

  6. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Prisoner scam—and its modern variant, the advance-fee scam or "Nigerian letter scam"—involves enlisting the mark to aid in retrieving some stolen money from its hiding place. The victim sometimes believes they can cheat the con artists out of their money, but anyone trying this has already fallen for the essential con by ...

  7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.

  8. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Once you log in to the scam site, they'll have access to your AOL account info, and the software can infect your computer with viruses or malware. Because of this, you should NEVER click on links or download files from any email you receive from unknown senders.

  9. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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    Investigating reports of the supposed scam, Snopes noted that all purported scam targets only reported being victimized after hearing about the scam in news reports. Snopes had contacted the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Federation of America, none of whom could provide evidence of an individual having been financially defrauded after receiving one of ...