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2. Is that a scam? How to recognize and report fraudulent behavior

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   Scams and fraud can come in the forms of phone calls, online links, door-to-door sales and mail. Below are common scams the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs warns of. Common phone scams:

3. What are phishing scams trying to do? An explainer - AOL

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   There are thousands of phishing scams launched every day, according to the Federal Trade Commission, raising the risk that you'll become a victim. ... Set your phone and computer's software to ...

4. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.

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. How to spot phishing scams and keep your info safe - AOL

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   What do email phishing scams look like? They're not as easy to spot as you'd think. These emails often look like they're from a company you know or trust, the FTC says.

7. How to spot a scam online - AOL

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   You can report scam phone calls to the FTC Complaint Assistant. Online scam No. 4 : "Tech support” reaches out to you unsolicited Real tech support never reaches out to you unsolicited.