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  2. The 12 scams of Christmas: How scammers are targeting you ...

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    The agency put together a list of the 12 most common scam tactics these bad actors use around the holiday season. Better Call 4 shared the first half of the countdown with you […]

  3. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    This particular scam received its name as a result of Frank Deford's novel Cut 'n' Run (1973), in which a stockbroker in Baltimore goes to several different bars and predicts the outcome of the upcoming Johnny Unitas-era Baltimore Colts' next game. He makes an equal number of win/lose predictions and never returns to the bars where he is wrong.

  4. Are You Being 'Spoofed'? This Specific Type Of Scam Is Hard ...

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    Phone spoofing can be hard to spot because there are apps that can replicate caller IDs so that they can carry the display name of people you know, as well as the local area codes that you are ...

  5. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    Name Domain Status Notes Sources Conservative Beaver conservativebeaver.com Defunct Published false anti-vaccination claims related to Pfizer, leading to Pfizer filing a petition to compel the site host to reveal the site owner's identity. [15] The Red Panther theredpanther.com Defunct Former name of Toronto Today.

  6. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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    For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...

  7. Scam Alert: IRS Warns of Scammers Asking for Gift Cards for ...

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    'Tis the season -- for financial scams of all kinds, when hackers and thieves attempt to separate well-meaning, hard-working people from their money. See: IRS Offers Advice on How You Can Avoid ...

  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. List of fraudsters - Wikipedia

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    Matt the Knife, American con artist, card cheat and pickpocket; from age approximately 14 through 21, stole from dozens of casinos, corporations and at least one Mafia crime family. Billy McFarland organizer of the notorious Fyre Festival and other fraudulent activities in which he defrauded others of $27.4 million