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2. There's a Reason Even The Smartest People Fall For Scams - AOL

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   Telemarketing scams can be particularly effective on lonely, isolated people. ... including calling your credit card company, bank, gift card issuer, or wire transfer company to inform them of the ...

3. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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   Telemarketing fraud. Telemarketing fraud is fraudulent selling conducted over the telephone. The term is also used for telephone fraud not involving selling. Telemarketing fraud is one of the most persuasive deceptions identified by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). [1] Telemarketing fraud often involves some sort of victim compliance whether ...

4. How to protect yourself from debt relief and credit scams - AOL

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   Scammers may contact you with promises of significant results and demand large upfront payments. You can protect yourself from scams by ignoring unsolicited offers and researching legitimate debt ...

5. Credit card fraud - Wikipedia

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   Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card. [1] The purpose may be to obtain goods or services or to make payment to another account, which is controlled by a criminal. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the data security standard created to ...

6. 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 ...

7. Caller ID spoofing - Wikipedia

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   Caller ID spoofing. Caller ID spoofing is a spoofing attack which causes the telephone network's Caller ID to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station. This can lead to a display showing a phone number different from that of the telephone from which the call was placed.

8. Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act

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   The Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (Pub. L. 103–297) is a federal law in the United States aimed at protecting consumers from telemarketing deception and abuse. The act is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.

9. Telemarketing - Wikipedia

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   Telemarketing. Telemarketing (sometimes known as inside sales, [1] or telesales in the UK and Ireland) is a method of direct marketing in which a salesperson solicits prospective customers to buy products, subscriptions or services, either over the phone or through a subsequent face to face or web conferencing appointment scheduled during the call.