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  2. How to identify a scam call before you're taken advantage of

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    If you receive a call from a number with an 809 area code, it might appear to be coming from the United States, but it’s not. ... but beware of these more “classic” phone call scams that can ...

  3. Avoid Answering Calls from These Area Codes: Scam Phone ... - AOL

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    It can’t hurt to be wary of possible scam phone numbers with the following international area codes. Scam phone numbers: International Area Codes with a +1 Country Code 232—Sierra Leone

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

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    Scam phone numbers and area codes typically involve calls you receive from numbers you don’t recognize. Often there is no customer service you can contact or law enforcement you can involve for ...

  5. 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.

  6. 000 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    For non-emergency calls to the police in Australia, 131 444 should be used. [1] 000 was also the emergency telephone number in Denmark and Finland until the introduction of the 112 number in 1993, and in Norway until 1986, when the emergency telephone numbers diverted to 001 for fire brigade, 002 for police and 003 for ambulance. Those ...

  7. Telephone numbers in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia uses the free call prefix 1800 for 10 digit freecall numbers. This is similar to the North American or NANPA prefix 1–800, but while in North America, the 1 is the long-distance or toll prefix and 800 is the area code; 1800 in Australia is itself a "virtual area code" (prior to the introduction of 8-digit numbers, the free call code ...

  8. 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.

  9. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? 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.