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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. Scam alert: Report shows which companies are ... - AOL

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   Scroll through your recent text messages and emails and you'll probably come across an impersonation scam, sometimes called imposter scams. If you are not familiar with the term, it is where ...

4. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   While most junk email can seem like a minor annoyance, certain types of email can cause problems for not only you but other people you email. 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.

5. BBB Scam Alert: How to spot a job scam - no matter how ... - AOL

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   How the scam works You apply for a job online through a reputable, third-party job-seeking site, or you see a posting for a remote job on social media and message the poster.

6. 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.

7. AAA warns of scam emails and texts targeting members. What ...

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   You can also report texting scam attempts to your wireless service provider by forwarding unwanted texts to 7726 or "SPAM." Emily Barnes is the New York State Team consumer advocate reporter for ...

8. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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   Investigating reports of the supposed scam, Snopes noted that all purported scam targets only reported being victimized after hearing about the scam in news reports. Snopes had contacted the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Federation of America, none of whom could provide evidence of an individual having been financially defrauded after receiving one of ...

9. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   Another, targeting the elderly, claims a free medical alert device has been ordered for a patient by a family member or medical doctor. An automated message says "that someone has ordered a free medical alert system for you, and this call is to confirm shipping instructions" before the call is transferred to a live operator who requests the ...