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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. How to spot debt collection scams: 8 signs to watch out for

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    Receiving a call, email or letter from a company purporting to be a debt collector can spark alarm. Before disclosing any information, look for these eight signs of a fake debt collection scam. 1.

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

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    Contact your bank or credit card company if you paid a scammer to report a fraudulent charge. If you sent cash by mail, contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and ask them to intercept the ...

  5. Scam alert: Report shows which companies are ... - AOL

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    Last year, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 330,000 reports of business impersonation scams, and nearly 160,000 government impersonation scams, often pretending to be with the ...

  6. FreeCreditScore.com - Wikipedia

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    Now any company who advertises a “free credit report” on TV or radio must include the statement: "This is not the free credit report provided for by Federal law." [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The law also calls for the Federal Trade Commission to issue new rules that will force free credit report advertisers to inform consumers that the only place for ...

  7. AnnualCreditReport.com - Wikipedia

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    AnnualCreditReport.com is a website jointly operated by the three major U.S. credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.The site was created in order to comply with their obligations under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) [1] to provide a mechanism for American consumers to receive up to three free credit reports per year.

  8. 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. If you get an ...

  9. Use AOL Certified Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    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.