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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. Find and remove unusual activity on your AOL account

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   Monitoring your recent login activity can help you find out if your account has been accessed by unauthorized users. Review your recent activity and revoke access to suspicious entries using the info below. Remove suspicious activity. From a desktop or mobile browser, sign in and visit the Recent activity page. Depending on how you access your ...

4. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account

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   • Email filters • Display name • Email signature • Blocked addresses • Mail away message. If your account has been compromised. If you think your account has been compromised, follow the steps listed below to secure it. 1. Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if ...

5. Follow These Steps if You’ve Been Hacked

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   Check your credit report – If a hacker sets up a new account in your name, chances are that you won’t notice until you check your credit history. If you detect suspicious activity, contact the ...

6. How to Block Annoying Emails for Good - AOL

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   Think twice before you click “unsubscribe” on that suspicious email, though. Believe it or not, using the “unsubscribe” button could actually backfire, so it is safer to block the sender ...

7. What are phishing scams trying to do? An explainer - AOL

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   These emails and texts can say or include things such as: They've noticed some suspicious activity or log-in attempts on your account They claim there’s a problem with your account or your ...

8. How email spoofing can affect AOL Mail

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   Please be aware that unrecognized emails in your sent folder is not a sign of a spoofed account and is an indicator that your account was hacked. • Your contacts are receiving emails that you didn't send. • You receive spam emails from your own email address. • You're getting MAILER-DAEMON messages that don't match any messages you sent.

9. 4 Steps To Take if You’ve Clicked on a Phishing Link - AOL

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   Legitimate companies will address you by name. If an email is addressed to “Customer” or something similar, it may be a phishing attempt. If you’re at all suspicious of a link, don’t click it.