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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. Violin scam - Wikipedia

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    Real musicians who busk for a living have felt threatened by the scam, with some filming themselves confronting the scammers. [3] David Wallace, the chair of the Strings Department at the Berklee College of Music, believes that skepticism of the legitimacy of a performance may cause people to "become more cautious about giving to any musician."

  4. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Sometimes these emails can contain dangerous viruses or malware that can infect your computer by downloading attached software, screensavers, photos, or offers for free products. Additionally, be wary if you receive unsolicited emails indicating you've won a prize or contest, or asking you to forward a petition or email.

  5. Music Producer Accused of Using AI Songs to Scam Streaming ...

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    A music producer was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple felonies for allegedly scamming more than $10 million in royalties using hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs. Michael ...

  6. Go phish? Cybersecurity experts explain what phishing ... - AOL

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    Try Malwarebytes Premium for 30 days free* Phishing scams are trying to get a hold of your private information, such as your social security number or bank account. (Photo: Getty) (LSOphoto via ...

  7. Scam - Wikipedia

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    A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity , naivety , compassion , vanity , confidence , irresponsibility , and greed .

  8. 'Face the music': North Carolina man accused of $10 million ...

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    A North Carolina man is accused of creating "hundreds of thousands of songs with artificial intelligence" and using "bots" to stream the AI-generated tunes billions of times, federal prosecutors ...

  9. Music download - Wikipedia

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    A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment.