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  2. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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    According to some news reports on the hoax, victims of the purported fraud receive telephone calls from an unknown person who asks, "Can you hear me?" Some reports suggest that the calls are an attempt to record the person saying the word "Yes", in order to then claim the person agreed to authorize charges to a scammer; such claims have been ...

  3. “Can You Hear Me?” And 4 Other Phone Call Scams - AOL

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    By now, most of us are aware that the "Nigerian Prince" emailing us to ask for our banking information so he can wire us a large sum of money isn't exactly who he says he is. However, as scammers'...

  4. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    Here are examples of three of the most common scams out there today and how to block these spam calls. 1. One-Ring Scams. Scammers use one-ring scams to get you, the victim, to call back. The ...

  5. Straight Talk: 'Can you hear me?' Scam is still ringing - AOL

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  6. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.

  7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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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.

  8. 112 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    112 is a common emergency telephone number that can be dialed free of charge from most mobile telephones and, in some countries, fixed telephones in order to reach emergency services (ambulance, fire and rescue, police). 112 is a part of the GSM standard and all GSM-compatible telephone handsets are able to dial 112 even when locked or, in some ...

  9. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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    Crawler devices - A majority of fraudulent calls originate from Nigerian phone scammers, who claim $12.7 billion a year off phone scams. [23] Some callers have to make up to 1000 calls per day. To help with speeding things up, they will sometimes use crawler devices which is computerized to go through every area code calling each number.