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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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

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    The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center is aware of the scams, which have been reported since March 2024. Anyone receiving such a text should report it at www.ic3.gov .

  5. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

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    In addition, the company gives customers free Caller ID and one free second number called “PROXY” that you can give out like your junk email address to help keep your private number private ...

  6. Package redirection scam - Wikipedia

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    This package is generally empty or filled with garbage. However, this scam has mostly been “patched” via new technology provided by the various couriers globally. [citation needed] It is estimated the scam cost retailers £18,000,000,000 in lost revenue. [citation needed] An example of a successful FTID scam on Facebook Marketplace.

  7. Tinder (app) - Wikipedia

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    In August 2012, Cardify was abandoned, Matchbox was renamed Tinder, and co-founder Justin Mateen [19] (marketer and later Tinder's CMO) joined the company. [13] In September 2012, Tinder was soft-launched in the App Store. It was then launched at several college campuses and started to expand quickly. [20]

  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. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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    [14] [5] The scammer usually attempts to obtain a more private method of communication, such as an email or phone number, to build trust with the victim. [4] [15] [5] Because the scammers are working in groups, someone in the group can be online and available to send e-mail or text messages to the victim at any hour. [5]