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  2. Who's really behind that random strange text from nowhere? - AOL

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    How To Easily Activate Auto-reply For Text Messages On Iphone And Android To protect yourself from text message scams, follow these steps: Check the sender: Look at the full email address or phone ...

  3. How to identify a fake text message: Online skills 101 - AOL

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    Frequently impersonated businesses and government agencies, including Amazon, Netflix, PayPal, the IRS, the SSA, and the USPS, all have pages with spam text message examples or explain common scam ...

  4. Sick of those scam text messages? What you can do - AOL

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    Here is what you should do if you get a scam text: Copy the message, without clicking on a link, and forward it to 7726 (SPAM). ... Include any relevant details in your email, for example: if you ...

  5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

  6. If you get these texts, delete them immediately - AOL

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    A new text message scam has been making its way around the country. People have reported receiving messages saying: [Name], we came across a parcel/package from [a recent month] pending for you.

  7. SIM swap scam - Wikipedia

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    A SIM swap scam (also known as port-out scam, SIM splitting, [1] simjacking, and SIM swapping) [2] is a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets a weakness in two-factor authentication and two-step verification in which the second factor or step is a text message (SMS) or call placed to a mobile telephone.

  8. 5 Texting Scams You Must Avoid at All Costs - AOL

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    UPS Text Message Scam For this scam, fraudsters send a text notifying you about a UPS delivery for your address, complete with fake tracking numbers, that was missed and needs to be rescheduled.

  9. 7 Classic Scams That Just Got Harder To Spot - AOL

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    A scammer will call or send a text message or email to inform you that they can help you set up an account to file taxes. Previously, these were fraught with misspellings and language errors that ...