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  2. Here's What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim - AOL

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    Fraud alerts are free and last 90 days or seven years, depending on which type of alert you choose. To reach the three nationwide credit bureaus, just visit their website or give one of them a ...

  3. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Scams and confidence tricks are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the "con artist" or simply "artist", and the intended victim is the "mark".

  4. Online Scams Can Have Serious Mental Fallout. Here’s ... - AOL

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    Taking care of your body and mind, especially during challenging times, acts as a buffer against life’s stressors, making it easier to cope, Dr. Schiff explains. So get proper rest, go for walks ...

  5. 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.

  6. The mystery behind those creepy 'Unknown' spam calls - AOL

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    By implementing these comprehensive steps, you will significantly reduce your risk of falling victim to phone scams and identity theft. Remember that protecting your personal information is an ...

  7. Scam - Wikipedia

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    Scam. A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of ...

  8. Joseph Weil - Wikipedia

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    Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil (July 1, 1875 – February 26, 1976) [1][2] was one of the best known American con men of his era. Weil's biographer, W. T. Brannon, wrote of Weil's "uncanny knowledge of human nature". [3][page needed] During the course of his career, Weil is reputed to have stolen more than $8 million. [3]

  9. 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 ...