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  2. Find and remove unusual activity on your AOL account

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    Depending on how you access your account, there can be up to 3 sections. If you see something you don't recognize, click Sign out or Remove next to it, then immediately change your password. • Recent activity - Devices or browsers that recently signed in. • Apps connected to your account - Apps you've given permission to access your info.

  3. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  4. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account

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    If your account has been compromised. If you think your account has been compromised, follow the steps listed below to secure it. 1. Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated. 5.

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

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    Shop it: Malwarebytes Premium Multi-Device, 30-day free trial then $4.99 a month, subscriptions.aol.com Phishing emails try to trick you into clicking on a link or opening an attachment by telling ...

  6. Go phish? Cybersecurity experts explain what phishing scams are

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    Phishing scams are trying to get a hold of your private information, such as your social security number or bank account. Typically phishing scams will try to get you to provide credentials "that ...

  7. Preventing this insidious email forwarding scam that will ...

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    Business email compromise (BEC) is a form of cybercrime that targets companies engaged in wire transfer payments and other financial transactions. The FBI reports that BEC scams have caused ...

  8. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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    Based on mostly the same principles as the Nigerian 419 advance-fee fraud scam, this scam letter informs recipients that their e-mail addresses have been drawn in online lotteries and that they have won large sums of money. Here the victims will also be required to pay substantial small amounts of money in order to have the winning money ...

  9. 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.