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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. A Shady Scam Is Targeting College Kids And Parents. Here's ...

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    As a student or the parent of one, the cost of tuition is always at the back of your mind. The average price of attending a four-year college nowadays ranges from $108,584 at public institutions ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Did you get a package you didn't order? It may be a brushing ...

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    The consumers receiving the product often aren't "harmed" in the scam – and they often get to keep the free product – so some call the brushing scams "victimless" crimes.

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

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    But what do email phishing scams look like, exactly? Here's what you need to know. Shop it: Malwarebytes Premium Multi-Device, 30-day free trial then $4.99 a month, subscriptions.aol.com

  7. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    When you open the message, you'll see the "Official Mail" banner above the details of the message. If you get a message that seems like it's from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Certified Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you immediately mark it as spam and don't click on any links ...

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

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    Email Spoofing Upon first glance, a spoofed email may look reliable. Scammers will often use sender addresses that look like it’s coming from a known company or authority figure.