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2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   Best practices • Don't enable the "use less secure apps" feature. • Don't reply to any SMS request asking for a verification code. • Don't respond to unsolicited emails or requests to send money.

3. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   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. 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.

5. Virus hoax - Wikipedia

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   Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts started by malicious people – and passed on by innocent individuals that think they are helping the community by spreading the warning. Corporate users can get rid of the hoax problem by simply setting a strict company guideline: End users must not forward virus alarms. Ever.

6. I just got an alert from Capital One that my Social Security ...

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   Data breaches have resulted in people's information being exposed on the dark web. While thieves often try to misuse this data, there are steps you can take to avoid becoming an identity theft victim.

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

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   Use Scam Protection Apps All the major wireless providers offer some form of free scam protection to customers so make sure you are using the tools available to you. The most robust protection ...

8. This Denver woman’s savings account was accessed, drained of ...

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   Set up fraud alerts to receive real-time notifications of unauthorized transactions Use a password manager to create and store unique, hard-to-guess passwords for each account

9. Additional security features in AOL Mail

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   If we detect that an email address you receive replies to is anything other than the one you're sending the message from, we'll let you know with a little alert on the top of the message. If you've set up the reply-to function in your email, then there are no worries! But if you didn't set that up, you should secure your account immediately.