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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. 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 ...

  4. Graceland’s self-described scammer takes credit for ... - AOL

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    May 29, 2024 at 2:39 PM. Nikki Boertman/Reuters. In yet another twist in the bizarre story of the dubious foreclosure threat against Elvis Presley’s iconic Memphis home, a person purporting to ...

  5. 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. If you get an ...

  6. 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.

  7. Man used fake checks at Walmart, then returned products for ...

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    When an Indiana man and woman accused of running a $40,975 scam were caught in 2021, an Illinois police department found dozens of stolen documents in their vehicle, according to federal authorities.

  8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    Technical support scams can also be initiated via cold calls. These are usually robocalls which claim to be associated with a legitimate third party such as Microsoft or Apple. Technical support scams can also attract victims by purchasing keyword advertising on major search

  9. 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 ...