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2. Is that a scam? How to recognize and report fraudulent behavior

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   Scams and fraud can come in the forms of phone calls, online links, door-to-door sales and mail. Below are common scams the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs warns of. Common phone scams:

3. 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.

4. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

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   Always use a strong password with a combination of letters, numbers and special symbols. Register for two-factor authentication if a website lets you do so. The scammer may not attempt to breach ...

5. 5 Financial Scams That Target Your Cell Phone - AOL

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   Scams are everywhere these days, from the email phishing to fake websites trying to steal your money, information or both. As scams are increasing and becoming more prevalent, it's important to be ...

6. Phone fraud - Wikipedia

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   Phone fraud. Phone fraud, or more generally communications fraud, is the use of telecommunications products or services with the intention of illegally acquiring money from, or failing to pay, a telecommunication company or its customers. Many operators have increased measures to minimize fraud and reduce their losses.

7. Voice phishing - Wikipedia

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   Voice phishing, or vishing, [1] is the use of telephony (often Voice over IP telephony) to conduct phishing attacks. Landline telephone services have traditionally been trustworthy; terminated in physical locations known to the telephone company, and associated with a bill-payer. Now however, vishing fraudsters often use modern Voice over IP ...

8. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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   By the end of February 2017, the scam was reported in the United Kingdom by CPR Call Blocker, a call blocking company warning of it in The Independent. On March 27, 2017, the FCC issued an official warning about the telephone scam. They defined it as, "Scammers open by asking a yes-or-no question, such as: "Can you hear me?"

9. “Can You Hear Me?” And 4 Other Phone Call Scams - AOL

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   Insurance Fraud: Playing on victims’ anxieties about overdue bills, these scammers will claim that they’re calling on behalf of a company about an outstanding balance for auto insurance, life ...