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2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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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.

3. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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   Here are the answers to some of the most common questions about scam phone numbers. How can I check if a phone number is a scam? Search the phone number you suspect is a scam on Google.

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. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? 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.

6. Scams stealing government benefits like unemployment ... - AOL

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   The top way the scam starts is with a phone call, the FTC's Cox said. Those calls can even come from caller IDs pretending to be from a trusted service like your bank that urgently needs information.

7. Secure your AOL account - AOL Help

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   • Don't fall for phishing scams - Don't click links you're unsure about, even from friends. • Check your login activity - Check the recent activity on your account for unusual logins . • Delete security questions - It's more secure to add an email address or phone number to secure your account; remove your questions if you haven't already .