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2. 5 Ways to Help Prevent Online Phishing Attacks - AOL

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   How to Help Protect Yourself from a Phishing Attack. One of the best things you can do to help prevent a phishing attack is to stop it before it happens. Here are a few ways to help prevent ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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.

5. 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. • Pay attention to the types of data you're authorizing access to, especially in third-party apps.

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

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   The best way to protect yourself against email phishing scams is to avoid falling victim to them in the first place. "Simply never take sensitive action based on emails sent to you," Steinberg says.

7. How to organize, protect and streamline your inbox with an ...

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   See my review of the best secure and private email services here. Protecting your inbox from scammers requires a combination of smart practices and proactive tools. Using email aliases is an ...