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  2. 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.

  3. A Devastating Click: How an Email Scam Can Cost You ... - AOL

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    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions; Animals. ... How an Email Scam Can Cost You Your Life Savings. Kristopher Kane. April 28, 2024 at ...

  4. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    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. AOL will NEVER ask for your password and would not ask you to ...

  5. Here's how to spot a scam online - AOL

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    Some examples: 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 ...

  6. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    When we send you important emails, we'll mark the message with a small AOL icon beside the sender name. When you open the message, you'll see the "Official Mail" banner above the details of the message. If you get a message that seems like it's from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Certified ...

  7. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some ...

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    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. ... but if you're a small business owner then falling for a scam can have long-lasting effects on a business ...

  8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    A technical support scam, or tech support scam, is a type of scam in which a scammer claims to offer a legitimate technical support service.

  9. Email fraud - Wikipedia

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    Email fraud (or email scam) is intentional deception for either personal gain or to damage another individual using email as the vehicle. Almost as soon as email became widely used, it began to be used as a means to de fraud people, just as telephony and paper mail were used by previous generations. Email fraud can take the form of a confidence ...