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

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   All the major wireless providers offer some form of free scam protection to customers so make sure you are using the tools available to you. The most robust protection comes from T-Mobile’s Scam ...

3. PageNet - Wikipedia

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   PageNet. PageNet , also known as Paging Network, Inc., was founded in 1981 by entrepreneur George Perrin and ceased in 1999. The company grew to become the largest wireless messaging company in the world, with more than 10 million pagers in service, and $1 billion in revenues, before the paging industry's rapid decline in the late 1990s.

4. This is when you're most likely to get a spam call - AOL

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   Cracking down on unwanted calls. In July 2023, the FCC announced a nationwide crackdown on unwanted spam calls and telemarketing scams. Operation Stop Scam Calls is a combined effort from the FTC ...

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. What You Need to Know About Spam Calls and 7 Ways to ... - AOL

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   To turn on Scam Block right now, T-Mobile and Metro customers can simply dial #662# to tell T-Mobile’s network to stop those calls before they ever reach your phone.

7. Phone fraud - Wikipedia

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   Phone fraud. Phone fraud, or more generally communications fraud, is the use of telecommunications products or services with the intention of illegally acquiring money from, or failing to pay, a telecommunication company or its customers. Many operators have increased measures to minimize fraud and reduce their losses.

8. 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 ...

9. Sick of those scam text messages? What you can do - AOL

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   Here is what you should do if you get a scam text: Copy the message, without clicking on a link, and forward it to 7726 (SPAM). This helps your wireless provider spot and block similar messages in ...