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2. Consumer Fraud: Scams Spike on Facebook, Zelle, PayPal - AOL

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   It's no secret that phone calls, text messages, emails and websites are a minefield of frauds and scams -- yet millions of Americans are victimized every year, and the numbers keep rising. In 2021...

3. 100 Most Common Money Scams and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   1. ‘Your invoice is due.’ False invoice emails usually contain an unclear description of services. They may ask you to send money to a PayPal, Cash App or Zelle account.

4. Go phish? Cybersecurity experts explain what phishing scams are

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   Typically phishing scams will try to get you to provide credentials "that can be used to log in to some account, revealing private information that can be used for identity theft, providing credit ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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.

7. 5 Financial Scams To Avoid in 2024 as Expert Warns ... - AOL

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   Here are five financial scams experts warn about for 2024: 1. Grandparent Scams. ... In addition, never click on a link from an unexpected text, email or social media message; and never pay a fee ...

8. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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   AOL Mail is focused on keeping you safe while you use the best mail product on the web. One way we do this is by protecting against phishing and scam emails though the use of AOL Official Mail. When we send you important emails, we'll mark the message with a small AOL icon beside the sender name.

9. PayPaI - Wikipedia

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   The scam involves sending PayPal account holders a notification email claiming that PayPal has "temporarily suspended" their account. Instead of linking to PayPal.com, the site references in the email link to a convincing duplicate of the site at paypai.com, in the hope that the user will enter their PayPal login details, which the owner of ...