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2. 4 Ways Phone Scams Steal Your Money — and How To ... - AOL

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   Did you know 17% of Americans have experienced phone scams? In August 2023, GOBankingRates polled 1,141 Americans to find out if they have ever experienced a financial scam. Seventeen percent of...

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

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   People talking phone. Men and women calling by telephone. Communication and conversation with smartphone vector characters set. Illustration of phone call, speaking social, talking and chatting

4. 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.

5. Strip search phone call scam - Wikipedia

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   The strip search phone call scam was a series of incidents, mostly occurring in rural areas of the United States, that extended over a period of at least ten years, starting in 1994. The incidents involved a man calling a restaurant or grocery store, claiming to be a police officer, and then convincing managers to conduct strip searches of ...

6. Police department warns of phone scam and other reports

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   Tribune. Albert Lea Tribune, Minn. March 5, 2024 at 7:49 PM. Mar. 5—Police received a report at 4:23 p.m. Monday of a scam from a resident who stated he had received a call from someone claiming ...

7. 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.

8. Beware of tax scam emails and phone calls, IRS warns - AOL

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   The IRS recently warned about a new scam that claims a recipient owes taxes to a bogus agency, the Bureau of Tax Enforcement, and directs how and where to pay the bill. There is no such bureau in ...

9. Fed Crackdown Begins on Billions of Scam Calls: How Much ...

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   Scam calls aren't just annoying, they are victimizing people across the country. Last year, government imposter phone scammers alone cost Americans over $511 million in losses. The Federal Trade...