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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. 'Look who died' Facebook scam preys on your emotions ... - AOL

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    Another scam is circulating Facebook, preying on users' emotions to access their information. See what it is and how you can avoid it. 'Look who died' Facebook scam preys on your emotions.

  4. Six Signs You're Getting Scammed on Facebook Marketplace - AOL

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    While anyone can succumb to a Facebook Marketplace scam—yes, even the most strategic, savviest shoppers—there are a few telltale signs that a listing isn't everything it's cracked up to be.

  5. Facebook users: Beware this scam - AOL

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    Scammers use phony offers in order to solicit large numbers of Likes for a page, and, then, once a large number of Likes have been amassed, change the page to look like a legitimate informational ...

  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. Use AOL Certified Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    If you're ever concerned about the legitimacy of these emails, just check to see if there's a green "AOL Certified Mail" icon beside the sender name. When you open the email, you'll also see the Certified Mail banner above the message details. When you get a message that seems to be from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't ...

  8. Email fraud - Wikipedia

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    Email fraud (or email scam) is intentional deception for either personal gain or to damage another individual using email as the vehicle. Almost as soon as email became widely used, it began to be used as a means to de fraud people, just as telephony and paper mail were used by previous generations. Email fraud can take the form of a confidence ...

  9. McAfee SiteAdvisor - Wikipedia

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    siteadvisor.com archive. The McAfee SiteAdvisor, later renamed as the McAfee WebAdvisor, is a service that reports on the safety of web sites by crawling the web and testing the sites it finds for malware and spam. A browser extension can show these ratings on hyperlinks such as on web search results. [1] [2] Users could formerly submit reviews ...