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  2. Windows Defender Security Center scam: How to protect your ...

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    Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says a tech support scam used a fake Windows Defender pop-up, tricking the victim to call and download software. Windows Defender Security Center scam: How ...

  3. How to spot a scam online - AOL

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    Instead, invest in a legitimate tech support service like Yahoo Plus Protect Home. For just $15 a month, you get 24/7 U.S.-based expert tech support—meaning real, live humans who will address ...

  4. The #1 Elder Financial Scam And How To Protect Your Loved ...

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    Senior woman using mobile phone and credit card in a coffee shop. Elder financial scams are skyrocketing, with suspected fraud against seniors up nearly 50 percent in 2023, according to Thomson ...

  5. Microsoft SmartScreen - Wikipedia

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    With the release of Internet Explorer 8, the Phishing Filter was renamed to SmartScreen and extended to include protection from socially engineered malware.Every website and download is checked against a local list of popular legitimate websites; if the site is not listed, the entire address is sent to Microsoft for further checks. [2]

  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. 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.