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  2. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    Scam letter posted within South Africa. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks.The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum.

  3. Lottery scam - Wikipedia

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    Another type of lottery scam is a scam email or web page where the recipient had won a sum of money in the lottery. The recipient is instructed to contact an agent very quickly but the scammers are just using a third party company, person, email or names to hide their true identity, in some cases offering extra prizes (such as a 7 Day/6 Night Bahamas Cruise Vacation, if the user rings within 4 ...

  4. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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    For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...

  5. Attention: Scammers posing as Taylor County law ... - AOL

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    The Taylor County's Sheriff's Office reported scam calls are being made to residents where scammers use scare tactics while impersonating deputies. Several reports have been made over the last few ...

  6. Scammers targeting OTA customers with text messages ... - AOL

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    “This scam has hit multiple tolling authorities, including OTA.” The scam has gotten more sophisticated in the last two weeks, she said. Text messages are sent leading to websites that closely ...

  7. Internet Crime Complaint Center - Wikipedia

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    The IC3 was founded in 2000 as the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC), and was tasked with gathering data on crimes committed online such as fraud, scams, and thefts. [1] Other crimes tracked by the center included intellectual property rights matters, computer intrusions , economic espionage , online extortion , international money ...

  8. Parcel mule scam - Wikipedia

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    The parcel mule scam, also known as the reshipping scam, involves scammers and unsuspecting victims handling goods [1] to other countries. In some ways it is similar to the money mule scam. Scammers use fake advertising [ 2 ] to hire mules.

  9. Manage spam and privacy in AOL Mail

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    Select the email. Click Spam.; If you're given the option, click Unsubscribe and you will no longer receive messages from the mailing list. If you click the "Mark as Spam" icon, the message will be marked as spam and moved into the spam folder.

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