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2. An alarming spike in scam calls originating from robocalls - AOL

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   4. Report the call: Report any robocalls to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or your country’s equivalent authority. The more reports they get, the better they can target these scams. 5. Add ...

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. National Do Not Call Registry - Wikipedia

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   The National Do Not Call Registry is a database maintained by the United States federal government, listing the telephone numbers of individuals and families who have requested that telemarketers not contact them. [1] Certain callers are required by federal law to respect this request. Separate laws and regulations apply to robocalls in the ...

5. How to identify a scam call before you're taken ... - AOL

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   Smishing is short for “SMS phishing,” and for this one, you’ll be getting a text, not an actual phone call. In the text, the person will claim to be from your bank and provide a link for you ...

6. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.

7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   Many scammers do not realise they are applying and being trained for tech support scam jobs, [14] but many decide to stay after finding out the nature of their job as they feel it is too late to back out of the job and change careers. [14] Scammers are forced to choose between keeping their job or becoming jobless. [12]

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

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   You can always ask a government agency to contact you in writing. They won’t let you off the call. When you ask to call them back, they refuse and insist you can’t – this must be done now or ...

9. Report abuse or spam on AOL

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   Report abuse or spam on AOL - AOL Help. 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.