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2. Straight Talk: Don't fall for Facebook scam that targets ...

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   In both cases, clicking the link will take you to an official-looking page and prompt you to complete a form to appeal the policy violation. You will be asked for your login email, phone number ...

3. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password. AOL will NEVER ask for your password and would not ask you to ...

4. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and ... - AOL Help

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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.

5. How to Recover a Hacked Facebook Account - AOL

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   The “Password and Security” page also includes a list titled “Where You’re Logged in.”. If there’s a log-in that you don’t recognize, follow these steps: Click on the suspicious log ...

6. Facebook scams: What are the most common ones and how to ...

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   Among the keys to avoiding Facebook scams: Slowing down and spot checking information.

7. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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   When we send you important emails, we'll mark the message with a small AOL icon beside the sender name. When you open the message, you'll see the "Official Mail" banner above the details of the message. If you get a message that seems like it's from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Certified ...

8. Phishing - Wikipedia

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   Clone phishing is a type of attack where a legitimate email with an attachment or link is copied and modified to contain malicious content. The modified email is then sent from a fake address made to look like it's from the original sender. The attack may appear to be a resend or update of the original email.

9. 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 ...