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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. Is that a scam? How to recognize and report fraudulent behavior

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   There's a link in your inbox for a new service that seems legitimate, the door-to-door salesman was really nice, and there's an unknown number calling you to discuss a credit card bill you didn't ...

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

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   When a bad actor pretends to be someone you trust or a legitimate retailer, this type of scam is known as “spoofing.” With spoofing, scammers take advantage of “the fear and the curiosity ...

5. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   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. Additionally, be wary if you receive unsolicited emails indicating you've won a prize or contest, or asking you to forward a petition or email.

6. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   A common scam targeting businesses is the toner bandit swindle; an unsolicited caller attempts to trick front-office personnel into providing manufacturer/model or serial numbers for office equipment and/or the name of the employee answering the call. Often, the call will be misrepresented as a "survey" or a "prize" award. [102]

7. Paid survey - Wikipedia

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   A paid or incentivized survey is a type of statistical survey where the participants/members are rewarded through an incentive program, generally entry into a sweepstakes program or a small cash reward, for completing one or more surveys.

8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   The survey found that approximately 60% of consumers who participated had been exposed to a technical support scam within the last 12 months. [16] Victims reported losing an average of 200 USD to the scammers and many faced repeated interactions from other scammers once they had been successfully scammed. [ 16 ]

9. Report abuse or spam on AOL - AOL Help

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   Learn how to report spam and other abusive conduct.