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  2. Why am I asked to verify my account after signing in?

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    This is why it's important to keep these recovery options up to date. Please review your account settings and recovery methods from time to time, and especially prior to changing phone numbers or other email addresses, to help ensure you can always access your account!

  3. 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.

  4. Add or disable 2-step verification for extra security - AOL Help

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    We'll send you a text or call you with a new code that needs to be entered at sign-in. The phone number we contact you with may be different each time. Enable 2-step for phone. 1. Sign in to your Account Security page. 2. Next to "2-Step Verification," click Turn on. 3. Select Phone number for your 2-step verification method. 4.

  5. This Colorado couple faced a $3,700 scam nightmare on AT&T ...

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    You’re not doomed to fall victim to a scam like this. This Colorado couple faced a $3,700 scam nightmare on AT&T account — fraudster bought iPad, iPhone, smartwatch, 2 sets of headphones.

  6. How to stop scammers from coming after your verification ...

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    Use a number you trust, like the one on your statement or in your app. Never use the number the caller gave you; it’ll take you to the scammer. Never access your online accounts on a public Wi ...

  7. Secure your AOL account

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    • Add another level of security - Turn on two-step verification and get sent a security code when someone logs in from an unfamiliar device or location. • Update your recovery information - Keep a current email address and mobile number on your account.

  8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    Technical support scammers use social engineering and a variety of confidence tricks to persuade their victim of the presence of problems on their computer or mobile device, such as a malware infection, when there are no issues with the victim's device. The scammer will then persuade the victim to pay to fix the fictitious "problems" that they ...

  9. Scammers now using verification codes to hijack phone numbers

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    A new scam tries to use your phone number to scam others, and you could be at risk if you post your number in any public forum. Scammers now using verification codes to hijack phone numbers [Video ...