WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

    help.aol.com/articles/identify-legitimate-aol...

    • 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. Hewlett-Packard spying scandal - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard_spying_scandal

    Hewlett-Packard spying scandal. The media descended upon HP headquarters on September 22, 2006. On September 5, 2006, Newsweek revealed [1] that the general counsel of Hewlett-Packard, at the behest of HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn, had contracted a team of independent security experts to investigate board members and several journalists in order ...

  4. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

    help.aol.com/articles/protect-yourself-from...

    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 ...

  5. Did you get an unsolicited $199 ‘check’ in the mail? Don’t ...

    www.aol.com/did-unsolicited-199-check-mail...

    Don’t fall for the scam, DA says. Officials are warning Sedgwick County residents about unsolicited scam mail that looks like it came from the county recorder of deeds office. The letters ...

  6. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_support_scam

    The pop-up instructs the victim to call the scammers via a phone number to fix the "error". Technical support scams can also be initiated via cold calls. These are usually robocalls which claim to be associated with a legitimate third party such as Microsoft or Apple.

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

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/protect-yourself-email...

    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 ...

  8. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_you_hear_me?_(alleged...

    Can you hear me? is a question asked in an alleged telephone scam that started occurring in the United States and Canada in 2017. It is alternatively known as the Say "yes" scam. Reports of this scam and warnings to the public have continued into 2020 in the US. There have also been several reports of the same kind of incidents happening in Europe.

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

    www.aol.com/know-phone-scams-180248742.html

    Always use a strong password with a combination of letters, numbers and special symbols. Register for two-factor authentication if a website lets you do so. The scammer may not attempt to breach ...