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  2. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some ...

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    According to the Federal Trade Commission, small businesses should be on the lookout for phony invoices and unordered merchandise. Scammers send out fake invoices and hope businesses won't notice ...

  3. 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.

  4. Scams in intellectual property - Wikipedia

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    Scams in intellectual property include scams in which inventors and other rights holders are lured to pay money for an apparently official registration of their intellectual property, or for professional development and promotion of their ideas, but do not receive the expected services. Intellectual property (IP) is a very complex area and ...

  5. 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.

  6. I pleaded guilty to a $3 million fraud charge. This is my ...

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    March 28, 2024 at 5:30 AM. AZemdega—Getty Images. As the sentencing of Sam Bankman-Fried draws near, I am vividly reminded of what it felt like when I once sat in that very same seat, awaiting a ...

  7. Some Ring customers to receive portion of $5.6M in ... - AOL

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    April 26, 2024 at 12:15 PM. Some customers who purchased Ring security cameras will be eligible to receive refunds from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC said this week that the refunds ...

  8. Chargeback fraud - Wikipedia

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    Chargeback fraud, also known as friendly fraud, cyber shoplifting [1], or liar-buyer fraud, [2] occurs when a consumer makes an online shopping purchase with their own credit card, and then requests a chargeback from the issuing bank after receiving the purchased goods or services. Once approved, the chargeback cancels the financial transaction ...

  9. Empower (financial services) - Wikipedia

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    Rating. Fitch: AA (2020) Moody's: Aa3 (2020) S&P: AA (2020) AM Best: A+ (2020) Website. empower .com. Empower is a retirement plan recordkeeping financial holding company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States. [7] It is the second-largest retirement plan provider in the United States.