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  2. 8 Facebook Marketplace Scams To Watch Out For - AOL

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    Here are common scams on Facebook Marketplace and how you can avoid them. ... for any shipments involved to help fend off these scams. Phone Number Requests. A “buyer” wants you to send a text ...

  3. Watch out for this wild Southland car scam: Suspects rent ...

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    The latest Facebook Marketplace scam to watch out for: a scheme that sold rented cars for cash on the online secondhand shopping platform.

  4. Teen arrested for Facebook Marketplace scam. Here's how to ...

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    Prosecutors said an investigation led them to discover a pattern of various other Marketplace robberies in northern New Jersey that involved phony Facebook accounts selling Playstation 5 devices.

  5. The latest ‘smishing’ scam blowing up your phone - AOL

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    Suspicious texts should be reported to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center

  6. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

  7. 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.

  8. 5 ways to protect yourself from social media marketplace scams

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    Social media marketplace scams were one of the fastest growing scam types in 2022, experiencing a 184% increase over 2021 incidents. It's become such an issue that the sites themselves have taken ...

  9. 5 New Texting Scams To Watch Out For - AOL

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    Scammers are trying harder than ever to take advantage of unwitting victims via text message scams. According to "The RoboKiller Report: 2022 Mid-Year Phone Scam Insights," more than 147 billion...