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  2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

  3. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    The internet can be a fun place to interact with people and gain info, however, it can also be a dangerous place if you don't know what you're doing. Many times, these scams initiate from an unsolicited email. If you do end up getting any suspicious or fraudulent emails, make sure you immediately delete the message or mark it as spam.

  4. The Top 10 Consumer Complaints of 2012 - AOL

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    This online database for law enforcement compiled and categorized more than 2 million complaints in 2012 -- instances of fraud, scams, schemes, and violations consumers reported to everyone from ...

  5. Internet fraud prevention - Wikipedia

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    Internet fraud prevention is the act of stopping various types of internet fraud.Due to the many different ways of committing fraud over the Internet, such as stolen credit cards, identity theft, phishing, and chargebacks, users of the Internet, including online merchants, financial institutions and consumers who make online purchases, must make sure to avoid or minimize the risk of falling ...

  6. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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    For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...

  7. How an Oil Baron's Heir Cleaned Up a $1.4 Billion Internet Scam

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    When Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) took over the Senate Commerce Committee in 2009, he wisely decided to focus on using his leadership position to make life better for consumers. In ...

  8. Fake Customer Reviews: Don't Fall for This Online Marketing Scam

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    A lot of people look at customer reviews online before they make a purchase. After all, they're like vicarious test-drives: You get the benefit of previous users' experiences in deciding whether a ...

  9. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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    In the FBI's 2017 Internet Crime Report, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received about 300,000 complaints. Victims lost over $1.4 billion in online fraud in 2017. [ 4 ] In a 2018 study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and McAfee , cybercrime costs the global economy as much as $600 billion, which ...