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2. Victims of online dating scams speak out on what they’ve ...

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   They say love is blind. And now scammers are banking on it. Romance scams — a type of con in which online fraudsters lead a person on with talk of romance (typically in the form of manipulative ...

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. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   Scammers post profiles on dating websites, non-dating social media accounts, classified sites and even online forums to search for new victims. [8] [4] The scammer usually attempts to obtain a more private method of communication, such as an email or phone number, to build trust with the victim.

5. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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   Several websites track scam numbers, and a quick Google search may pull one of those sites up. If it’s a common scam number, you’ll probably find reports from people who have answered. 3 ...

6. FBI warns of 'romance and confidence' scams ahead of ... - AOL

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   The FBI says in 2022 more than 19,000 people across the United States fell victims to these scams and were duped out of more than $700M. FBI warns of 'romance and confidence' scams ahead of ...

7. 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.

8. Fake news websites in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Many popular fake news websites like ABCnews.com.co attempted to impersonate a legitimate U.S. news publication, relying on readers not actually checking the address they typed or clicked on. They exploited common misspellings, slight misphrasings and abuse of top-level domains such as .com.co as opposed to .com.

9. 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 ...