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Use a number you trust, like the one on your statement or in your app. Never use the number the caller gave you; it’ll take you to the scammer. Never access your online accounts on a public Wi ...
Use a phone number you trust, such as the number on a past statement or a verified number from your phone's address book. Beware of unsolicited messages claiming something’s wrong with your account.
• 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.
Please review your account settings and recovery methods from time to time, and especially prior to changing phone numbers or other email addresses, to help ensure you can always access your account!
On November 17, 2021, GoDaddy discovered unauthorized third-party access to their Managed WordPress hosting environment that affected up to 1.2 million of their clients, thus exposing their email addresses and phone numbers. In addition to that it had also exposed WordPress admin passwords, SSL keys and sFTP passwords. [53] [54]
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.
The Federal Trade Commission says scams are getting more complex, and highlights one scam that tries to get consumers to share verification codes. Bank issues warning to never share verification codes
In September 2011, Microsoft dropped gold partner Comantra from its Microsoft Partner Network following accusations of involvement in cold-call technical-support scams. [60] However, the ease with which companies that carry out technical support scams can be launched makes it difficult to prevent tech support scams from taking place. [61]