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2. 10 Venmo Scams To Protect Your Money From in 2024 - AOL

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   Contact Venmo’s customer service with questions. 8. Prize Scam. This is yet another phishing scam in which you receive an email giving you the good news that you’re a recipient of a prize and ...

3. How To Protect Your Cash From These Common Scams - AOL

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   Again, fraudsters will try anything to get your money. But they can’t get it if you follow a few basic security measures to protect yourself from the latest and most common scams. Always be ...

4. Fraud and scams cost consumers a record $10 billion in 2023 ...

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   Consumers are warned that digital tools are making it much easier for scammers to get their money. Michigan consumers reported losing $151.7 million in 2023 to all types of fraud and scams.

5. Credit card fraud - Wikipedia

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   A fake automated teller slot used for "skimming". Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card. [1] The purpose may be to obtain goods or services or to make payment to another account, which is controlled by a criminal. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI ...

6. How to Spot IRS Fraud and Other Big Phone Scams So You ... - AOL

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   IRS Imposter Scams. The now-common IRS phone scam, one of the most prevalent and anxiety-inducing imposter scams, is especially common around tax season. "When the call is answered," Lavelle says ...

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

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   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.

8. COVID-19 scams - Wikipedia

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   Benefit/grant scams. In this variation of COVID-19 scams, the fraudster claims that the victim is eligible for a COVID-19 benefit payment. This scam is a derivative of the advance-fee scam, where the scammer will ask the victim for a small payment in return for the 'benefit'. The scammer will then ask for further payments under the guise of ...

9. Scammers Are Everywhere. These 3 Easy Moves Stop Them. - AOL

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   The latest report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center featured some shocking numbers. The center received more than 880,000 complaints in 2023, totaling over $12.5 billion in losses.