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  2. Report abuse or spam on AOL - AOL Help

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    Unsolicited Bulk Email (Spam) AOL protects its users by strictly limiting who can bulk send email to its users. Info about AOL's spam policy, including the ability to report abuse and resources for email senders who are being blocked by AOL, can be found by going to the Postmaster info page. Learn how to report spam and other abusive conduct.

  3. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent. Know how to recognize legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications to keep your account secure.

  4. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account - AOL Help

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    If you think your account has been compromised, follow the steps listed below to secure it. 1. Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated.

  5. How to protect yourself and loved ones against ‘grandparent ...

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    As Americans age, they are more likely to become targets for scammers seeking to steal thousands of dollars. In 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center received ...

  6. Email fraud - Wikipedia

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    Email fraud (or email scam) is intentional deception for either personal gain or to damage another individual using email as the vehicle. Almost as soon as email became widely used, it began to be used as a means to de fraud people, just as telephony and paper mail were used by previous generations. Email fraud can take the form of a confidence ...

  7. Fraud and scams cost consumers a record $10 billion in ... - AOL

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    Consumers are warned that digital tools are making it much easier for scammers to get their money. Michigan consumers reported losing $151.7 million in 2023 to all types of fraud and scams.

  8. Someone stole my credit card and used my rewards. What do I do?

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    1. Assess the damage. If your rewards account is compromised, take note of the fraud that occurred and how much has been stolen. Hackers may have used your points for flight bookings and ...

  9. Identity theft in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Identity theft involves obtaining somebody else's identifying information and using it for a criminal purpose. Most often that purpose is to commit financial fraud, such as by obtaining loans or credits in the name of the person whose identity has been stolen. [1] Stolen identifying information might also be used for other reasons, such as to ...