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  2. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    You can call 888-382-1222 or visit DoNotCall.gov to report spam calls, telemarketers or robo-callers. Are 877 numbers spam? 877 numbers are toll-free numbers often used by businesses and ...

  3. Statewide outage impacting 911 calls, phone and internet service

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    Gannett. José Mendiola, Des Moines Register. May 30, 2024 at 3:38 PM. A statewide telecommunications outage Thursday has impacted internet and landline phones services, including calls to 911 and ...

  4. Avoid Answering Calls from These Area Codes: Scam Phone ... - AOL

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    758 — St. Lucia. 767 — Dominica. 784 — St. Vincent and Grenadines. 809, 829, and 849 — The Dominican Republic. 868 — Trinidad and Tobago. 869 — St. Kitts and Nevis. 876 — Jamaica. It ...

  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. Robocall - Wikipedia

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    A robocall is a phone call that uses a computerized autodialer to deliver a pre-recorded message, as if from a robot. Robocalls are often associated with political and telemarketing phone campaigns, but can also be used for public service, emergency announcements, or scammers. Multiple businesses and telemarketing companies use auto-dialing ...

  7. Mobile phone spam - Wikipedia

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    Mobile phone spam is a form of spam (unsolicited messages, especially advertising), directed at the text messaging or other communications services of mobile phones or smartphones. As the popularity of mobile phones surged in the early 2000s, frequent users of text messaging began to see an increase in the number of unsolicited (and generally ...

  8. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

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    Always use a strong password with a combination of letters, numbers and special symbols. Register for two-factor authentication if a website lets you do so. The scammer may not attempt to breach ...

  9. Call blocking - Wikipedia

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    Call blocking. Call blocking, also known as call block, call screening, or call rejection, allows a telephone subscriber to block incoming calls from specific telephone numbers. This feature may require an additional payment to the subscriber's telephone company or a third-party. Call blocking is desired by individuals who wish to block ...