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  2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Call live aol support at. 1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent.

  3. That text message about your unpaid tolls may be a scam

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  4. Is this text a scam? What to do when a debt collection text ...

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    Harris and Harris debt collector text may be legitimate Harris & Harris, Ltd. is a legitimate debt collection service based in Chicago, Illinois. They buy debt from healthcare companies ...

  5. 5 Texting Scams You Must Avoid at All Costs - AOL

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    UPS Text Message Scam. For this scam, fraudsters send a text notifying you about a UPS delivery for your address, complete with fake tracking numbers, that was missed and needs to be rescheduled ...

  6. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    In the 2000s, phishing attacks became more organized and targeted. The first known direct attempt against a payment system, E-gold, occurred in June 2001, and shortly after the September 11 attacks, a "post-9/11 id check" phishing attack followed. [50] The first known phishing attack against a retail bank was reported in September 2003. [51]

  7. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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    Today scam letters are a general part of electronic life, ending up in mailboxes in hordes. Types Lottery scam letter. Based on mostly the same principles as the Nigerian 419 advance-fee fraud scam, this scam letter informs recipients that their e-mail addresses have been drawn in online lotteries and that they have won large sums of money ...

  8. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money. The scammer then attempts to convince the victim to return the difference between the ...

  9. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail , if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail , if it's an important account email.