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  2. 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.

  3. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

  4. List of fact-checking websites - Wikipedia

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    HKBU Fact Check (https://factcheck.hkbu.edu.hk/home/): a project by the School of Communication and Film at Hong Kong Baptist University. HKBU Fact Check is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. HKBU Fact Check is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.

  5. List of Internet top-level domains - Wikipedia

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    As of 20 May 2017, there were 255 country-code top-level domains, purely in the Latin alphabet, using two-character codes. As of June 2022 [update] , the number was 316, with the addition of internationalized domains.

  6. Scam - Wikipedia

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    A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent ...

  7. Why am I asked to verify my account after signing in?

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    You may be prompted to get a verification code at your recovery phone number or recovery email address for any of the following reasons:

  8. Use AOL Certified Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    If you're ever concerned about the legitimacy of these emails, just check to see if there's a green "AOL Certified Mail" icon beside the sender name. When you open the email, you'll also see the Certified Mail banner above the message details. When you get a message that seems to be from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't ...

  9. Internet fraud prevention - Wikipedia

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    Internet fraud prevention is the act of stopping various types of internet fraud.Due to the many different ways of committing fraud over the Internet, such as stolen credit cards, identity theft, phishing, and chargebacks, users of the Internet, including online merchants, financial institutions and consumers who make online purchases, must make sure to avoid or minimize the risk of falling ...