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2. Billions of Scam Phone Calls to U.S. Consumers Are Mostly ...

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   First Orion recently issued its "2022 Mid-Year Phone Scam Report," which estimates that U.S. consumers were on the receiving end of 101 billion scam calls during just the first half of 2022. First ...

3. 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.

4. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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   However, if you get a call from a phone number or area code you don’t know, it’s likely best to avoid picking up the call and research the following before you call back:

5. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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   Crawler devices - A majority of fraudulent calls originate from Nigerian phone scammers, who claim $12.7 billion a year off phone scams. [23] Some callers have to make up to 1000 calls per day. To help with speeding things up, they will sometimes use crawler devices which is computerized to go through every area code calling each number.

6. Column: Consumers are receiving billions of car-warranty ...

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   You've probably received calls that your car warranty is expiring or has expired. They're almost never from dealers or manufacturers. Column: Consumers are receiving billions of car-warranty calls.

7. National Do Not Call Registry - Wikipedia

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   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened the National Do Not Call Registry in order to comply with the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–10 (text), was H.R. 395, and codified at 15 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), sponsored by Representatives Billy Tauzin and John Dingell and signed into law by President George W. Bush on March 11 ...

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

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   By educating yourself, taking steps to protect your information and using scam protection tools like T-Mobile’s Scam Shield, you can take the first step to reduce the possibility of being scammed.

9. What You Need to Know About Spam Calls and 7 Ways to ... - AOL

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   Last year, Americans were bombarded with over 58 billion scam and unwanted robocalls, making them the No. 1 complaint to the FCC. These calls cost Americans over $10 billion a year. These calls ...