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  2. Top 15 financial scams targeting older Americans — and what ...

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    The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...

  3. 10 unscrupulous scams that target senior citizens - AOL

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    Spokeo warns to watch out for these 10 senior citizen scams that target their hard-earned savings. 1. Romance Scams. Flattery has no expiration date, and many a lonely or bereaved senior has found ...

  4. 12 Vile Scams That Target Seniors - AOL

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    Asking for Money. This scam is big on WhatsApp. You’ll receive a text that appears to be from your child or grandchild: “Hey Gran, it’s me. I lost my phone and am using a friend’s.”. It ...

  5. Column: They each lost almost $80,000. How to avoid becoming ...

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    The FBI’s Internet Crime Center reported in May that 88,000 victims over the age of 60 lost $3.1 billion in 2022, an 84% increase from the previous year. (Losses to victims of all ages topped ...

  6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Call live aol support at. 1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent.

  7. Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering ...

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    Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering Plan. Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering Plan have the area code prefix 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888. Additionally, area codes 822, 880 through 887, and 889 are reserved for toll-free use in the future. 811 is excluded because it is a special dialing ...

  8. Think Scammers Only Target Seniors? 4 Money Scams Gen Z ... - AOL

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    Lee said those types of offers are scams almost 100% of the time. “If making money were that easy, then we’d all be rich,” he said. ‘Love Bombing’ or Romance Scams

  9. 809 scam - Wikipedia

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    809 scam. An 809 scam is a form of phone fraud which exploits the tendency of telephone subscribers in Canada and the United States to presume that a number in the familiar North American Numbering Plan format of 1 - NPA -NXX-XXXX is a domestic call at standard rates because of the absence of the 011- international prefix which normally ...