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2. Verizon Warns Customers About Text Message Scam - AOL

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   Telecommunications provider Verizon is warning millions of customers to not open any text messages that appear to be coming from their own phone number. SEE MORE: FBI Warning About Thieves Using ...

3. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

4. How to spot phishing scams and keep your info safe - AOL

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   They say they've noticed suspicious activity or log-in attempts on your account. They claim there’s a problem with your account or your payment information. They say you need to submit certain ...

5. 5 New Text Message Scams That Will Take Your Money - AOL

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   UPS Text Message Scam. During this scam, you’ll receive a text notifying you about a UPS delivery, complete with fake tracking numbers, that was missed and needs to be rescheduled. The text will ...

6. SMS spoofing - Wikipedia

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   SMS spoofing. SMS spoofing is a technology which uses the short message service (SMS), available on most mobile phones and personal digital assistants, to set who the message appears to come from by replacing the originating mobile number (Sender ID) with alphanumeric text. Spoofing has both legitimate uses (setting the company name from which ...

7. Phishing - Wikipedia

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   SMS phishing or smishing is a type of phishing attack that uses text messages from a cell phone or smartphone to deliver a bait message. The victim is usually asked to click a link, call a phone number, or contact an email address provided by the attacker.

8. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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   The word "lol" sent via iMessage. Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile devices, desktops / laptops, or another type of compatible computer. Text messages may be sent over a cellular network or may also ...

9. Text message scams surging: Know the warning signs of a ... - AOL

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   Of all the text scams out there, one category stands out among the rest: delivery scams. Robokiller's Giulia Porter says scammers pay attention to what consumers are doing.