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2. Watch Out for These Scams Targeting Seniors - AOL

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3. 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.

4. Beware Text Alert Scams This Holiday Season: 4 Tips To ...

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   According to the AARP, nearly 75% of Americans experienced a holiday scam in 2021, which has agencies like the FBI consistently monitoring this season’s biggest frauds and alerting consumers on ...

5. Scam Alert: Social Security Spending Card for Adults Over 51 ...

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   July 21, 2022 at 1:08 PM. Kameleon007 / Getty Images/iStockphoto. The latest scam is claiming that adults over the age of 51 can get a spending card through certain government programs. However ...

6. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   The internet can be a fun place to interact with people and gain info, however, it can also be a dangerous place if you don't know what you're doing. Many times, these scams initiate from an unsolicited email. If you do end up getting any suspicious or fraudulent emails, make sure you immediately delete the message or mark it as spam.

7. Bank account alerts to help protect your money - AOL

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   Here are eight to consider switching on. 1. Low balance alert. Low balance alerts let you know when your bank account balance drops to a predetermined amount, which could be $20, $500 or another ...

8. White van speaker scam - Wikipedia

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   The white van speaker scam is a scam sales technique in which a con artist makes a buyer believe they are getting a good price on home entertainment products. Often a con artist will buy inexpensive, generic speakers [1] and convince potential buyers that they are premium products worth hundreds or thousands of dollars, offering them for sale ...

9. Parcel mule scam - Wikipedia

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   The parcel mule scam, also known as the reshipping scam, involves scammers and unsuspecting victims handling goods [1] to other countries. In some ways it is similar to the money mule scam. Scammers use fake advertising [2] to hire mules. Items are bought with stolen cards, [2] and since the goods are typically re-sold once shipped, this scam ...