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2. 5 Money Scams Beyond Facebook - AOL

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   If you have a Facebook account, then you're a target for scammers who use social media to prowl for their next victims. The platform is well aware of this unsavory element's presence in its midst ...

3. A Complete Guide To Avoiding Financial Scams - AOL

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   In 2021, more than 2.8 million consumers reported that they were victims of scams, with total losses for the year adding up to $5.8 billion, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC also...

4. 5 Financial Scams That Target Your Cell Phone - AOL

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   Scams are everywhere these days, from the email phishing to fake websites trying to steal your money, information or both. ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...

5. 5 Financial Scams To Avoid in 2024 as Expert Warns ... - AOL

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   For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. ... 5 Financial Scams To Avoid in 2024 as Expert Warns Fraud Has Reached ...

6. Scam - Wikipedia

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   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 fraudulent ...

7. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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   An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money. The scammer then attempts to convince the victim to return the difference between the ...

8. Phishing - Wikipedia

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   Clone phishing is a type of attack where a legitimate email with an attachment or link is copied and modified to contain malicious content. The modified email is then sent from a fake address made to look like it's from the original sender. The attack may appear to be a resend or update of the original email.

9. 5 Money Scams Beyond Facebook - AOL

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