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2. 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.

3. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   The user won’t be able to log into his PC unless he pays the scammer. Microsoft commissioned a survey by YouGov across 16 countries in July 2021 to research tech support scams and their impact on consumers. The survey found that approximately 60% of consumers who participated had been exposed to a technical support scam within the last 12 ...

4. How to spot a scam online - AOL

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   Online scam No. 4: "Tech support” reaches out to you unsolicited. ... too, and one account can be applied to up to three Windows or Mac devices. Try it free for 30 days, then pay just $5 a month ...

5. Scareware - Wikipedia

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   Some forms of spyware also qualify as scareware because they change the user's desktop background, install icons in the computer's notification area (under Microsoft Windows), and claiming that some kind of spyware has infected the user's computer and that the scareware application will help to remove the infection.

6. Computer fraud - Wikipedia

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   Computer fraud is the use of computers, the Internet, Internet devices, and Internet services to defraud people or organizations of resources. [1] In the United States, computer fraud is specifically proscribed by the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which criminalizes computer-related acts under federal jurisdiction and directly combats the insufficiencies of existing laws.

7. Don't fall for a credit repair scam: Clean up your credit for ...

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   How to recognize a credit repair scam. ... Dig deeper: Top financial scams targeting older Americans — and what you can do to keep your money safe. DIY credit repair: 5 steps to clean up your ...