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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. Here's What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim - AOL

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    Fraud alerts are free and last 90 days or seven years, depending on which type of alert you choose. To reach the three nationwide credit bureaus, just visit their website or give one of them a ...

  4. Scams in intellectual property - Wikipedia

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    Scams in intellectual property include scams in which inventors and other rights holders are lured to pay money for an apparently official registration of their intellectual property, or for professional development and promotion of their ideas, but do not receive the expected services. Intellectual property (IP) is a very complex area and ...

  5. Neuro-linguistic programming - Wikipedia

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    NLP. Neuro-linguistic programming ( NLP) is a pseudoscientific approach to communication, personal development and psychotherapy, that first appeared in Richard Bandler and John Grinder 's 1975 book The Structure of Magic I. NLP asserts that there is a connection between neurological processes, language and acquired behavioral patterns, and ...

  6. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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    Internet fraud is a type of cybercrime fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet and could involve hiding of information or providing incorrect information for the purpose of tricking victims out of money, property, and inheritance. [1] Internet fraud is not considered a single, distinctive crime but covers a range of illegal and ...

  7. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some ...

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    It's never fun to be scammed, but if you're a small business owner then falling for a scam can have long-lasting effects on a business, damaging client relationships and profit. Plenty of types of ...

  8. A Devastating Click: How an Email Scam Can Cost You ... - AOL

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    A Devastating Click: How an Email Scam Can Cost You Your Life Savings. It’s a story that’s becoming increasingly too common. A 60-year-old warehouse worker named Renato Calalang received an ...

  9. Scam - Wikipedia

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    Scam. 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 ...