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  2. 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.

  3. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The scam then becomes an advance-fee fraud or a check fraud. A wide variety of reasons can be offered for the trickster's lack of cash, but rather than just borrow the money from the victim (advance fee fraud), the con-artist normally declares that they have checks which the victim can cash on their behalf and remit the money via a non ...

  4. 5 early warning signs of fraud on your account, according to ...

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    GOBankingRates talked to banking experts to identify the early warning signs of account fraud so you can avoid falling victim. ... Americans lost almost $40 billion to phone scams ...

  5. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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    In the 1980s in San Diego, California, J. David & Company, a purported currency and commodity trading and investing operation named after its founder, J. David Dominelli, a withdrawn and shy currency and commodity trader, was revealed to be a Ponzi scheme which took in $200 million and returned $120 million to investors, leaving a net loss of ...

  6. Freepoint Commodities - Wikipedia

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    Freepoint Commodities is a commodities trading company based in Stamford, Connecticut. In February 2023, a former employee of the company and its agent in Brazil were indicted for their alleged role in a bribery scheme.

  7. 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 ...

  8. How to spot a ‘scam PAC’ - AOL

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    The flood of cash into Vice President Harris’s campaign has ripened conditions for “scam PACs,” political committees that say they are raising money for candidates or causes but in reality ...

  9. Report abuse or spam on AOL - AOL Help

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    Learn how to report spam and other abusive conduct.