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  2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    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. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent.

  3. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    Started in 2015, this fake news website is also designed to look like a local television outlet. Several of the website's fake stories have successfully spread on social media. Has the same IP address as Action News 3. [21] [311] [312] [307] [303] [304] TheRacketReport.com TheRacketReport.com Per PolitiFact. Has the same IP address as Action ...

  4. How to stop promotional emails where you can't unsubscribe - AOL

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    Check out how to create a quick alias email address here. Lastly, don't post your email address on places like Facebook comments, public message boards or forums where bots and spammers can get it ...

  5. Scammer Payback - Wikipedia

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    Scammer Payback. Scammer Payback, also known by his nickname " Pierogi ", is an American YouTuber and streamer who specializes in creating content about scam baiting against phone scams and Internet scams. Pierogi works against a variety of scams over the phone, such as technical support scams, refund scams, social security scams, and IRS ...

  6. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  7. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    Email scams posing as the Internal Revenue Service were also used to steal sensitive data from U.S. taxpayers. [58] Social networking sites are a prime target of phishing, since the personal details in such sites can be used in identity theft ; [ 59 ] In 2007, 3.6 million adults lost US$3.2 billion due to phishing attacks. [ 60 ]

  8. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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    For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...

  9. Age verification system - Wikipedia

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    An age verification system, also known as an age gate, is any technical system that externally verifies a person's age.These systems are used primarily to restrict access to content classified, either voluntarily or by local laws, as being inappropriate for users under a specific age, such as alcohol, tobacco, gambling, video games with objectionable content, pornography, or to remain in ...