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  2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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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. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent.

  3. 9 Common Scams and The Tactics to Watch Out For - AOL

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    Robocall Scams. These scams use automated calls with pre-recorded messages to target potential victims. Answering a robocall puts you at risk of scammers stealing your personal or financial ...

  4. Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre - Wikipedia

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    Competition Bureau. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC; formerly known as PhoneBusters National Call Centre) is Canada 's national anti-fraud call centre and central fraud data repository. [1] It was established in January 1993 in North Bay, Ontario, and is jointly operated by the Ontario Provincial Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and ...

  5. Buyers scammed out of $200,000 in closing costs for bogus ...

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    The victims contacted police in January 2023 to report that they were swindled out of more than $100,000 each, the department said. ... Interior designer scams customers out of $900,000 to fund ...

  6. Sponsorship scandal - Wikipedia

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    Jean Chrétien — Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003) at the time that the Sponsorship Program was established and operated. The Gomery Commission's First Phase Report, which assigned blame for the Sponsorship scandal, cast most of the indemnity for misspent public funds and fraud on Chrétien and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) staff, though it cleared Chrétien himself of direct wrongdoing.

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

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    In early February 2017, a local British Columbia newspaper, The Delta Optimist, reported that consumers had made a "few complaints" about the calls being received in Canada. [7] On March 27, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission issued a report about the alleged scam. The agency stated that they had received consumer complaints about the ...

  8. I’m a Financial Expert: 6 Scam Red Flags - AOL

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    The Cost of Falling For Scams. To put it frankly, the financial and emotional toll of falling for scams can be devastating. “In 2023 alone, falling for scams cost Americans over $10 billion, and ...

  9. 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 ...