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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. Inappropriate advertising on AOL

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    We sincerely apologize for any inappropriate advertising you may have seen on AOL or our related properties. Rest assured, we’re always investigating any reports of inappropriate advertising.

  4. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    While most junk email can seem like a minor annoyance, certain types of email can cause problems for not only you but other people you email. Sometimes these emails can contain dangerous viruses or malware that can infect your computer by downloading attached software, screensavers, photos, or offers for free products.

  5. Ad blocking - Wikipedia

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    Ad blocking reduces page load time and saves bandwidth for the users. Users who pay for total transferred bandwidth ("capped" or pay-for-usage connections), including most mobile users worldwide, have a direct financial benefit from filtering an ad before it is loaded. Using an ad blocker is a common method of improving internet speeds. [39]

  6. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The scam relies on the cashier placing small bills in the register where they will be mixed with existing bills, and the cashier's failure to notice that the nineteen dollars given by the con artist included ten dollars that belonged to the store in the first place (the money that should've been given back for the $10 that was handed over early).

  7. Column: It's the season for scams, so here's a piece of ...

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    Hahn later warned of the scam, along with McFarland, on L.A.’s Eyewitness News. "It's called gift card draining and these scammers have found several slick ways to victimize unsuspecting ...

  8. Ad-Free AOL.com - FAQs - AOL Help

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    When you visit AOL.com, you’ve probably noticed banner ads mixed in with the news stories and other content. These advertisements typically appear at the top or right side of the page, sometimes even expanding over your screen. With Ad-Free AOL.com, you’ll no longer see these ads.

  9. False advertising - Wikipedia

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    A typical remedy is ordering an advertiser to stop its illegal acts, or to include disclosure of additional information which eliminates potentially-deceptive material. Corrective advertising may be mandated, [52] [53] but no fines or prison time is imposed except for the rare instances where an advertiser refuses to stop despite an order to do ...