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  2. BEWARE: Publishers Clearing House doesn't ask winners ... - AOL

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    Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes are legitimate, however, scammers have honed in on a way to manipulate money out of the masses by misusing the company's name. "They call and tell you that ...

  3. Scammer told Michigan woman to send $4,800 to claim fake ...

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    Publishers Clearing House surprises winners with a big check. But scammers hide behind the big name and ask for cash upfront to cover fees or taxes. Scammer told Michigan woman to send $4,800 to ...

  4. Broome County district attorney warns residents about ...

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    The Broome County District Attorney's Office is issuing an alert to residents, especially seniors, to be aware of a telephone scam targeting people in the Binghamton area.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Lottery scam - Wikipedia

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    Another type of lottery scam is a scam email or web page where the recipient had won a sum of money in the lottery. The recipient is instructed to contact an agent very quickly but the scammers are just using a third party company, person, email or names to hide their true identity, in some cases offering extra prizes (such as a 7 Day/6 Night Bahamas Cruise Vacation, if the user rings within 4 ...

  8. Publishers Clearing House - Wikipedia

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    Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is an American company founded in 1953 by Harold Mertz. It was originally founded as an alternative to door-to-door magazine subscription sales by offering bulk mail direct marketing of merchandise and periodicals .

  9. Publishers Clearing House scam season has begun - AOL

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    Publishers Clearing House scam season has begun January 19, 2022 at 8:00 AM In 2022, some lucky winner will be getting $5,000 a week for life, according to the company's website,