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2. 9 Common Scams and The Tactics to Watch Out For - AOL

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   Robocall Scams. These scams use automated calls with pre-recorded messages to target potential victims. Answering a robocall puts you at risk of scammers stealing your personal or financial ...

3. Phishing - Wikipedia

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   Phishing is a form of social engineering and a scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information [ 1 ] or installing malware such as viruses, worms, adware, or ransomware. Phishing attacks have become increasingly sophisticated and often transparently mirror the site being targeted, allowing the attacker to observe everything while the victim navigates the site, and ...

4. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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   Internet fraud is a type of cybercrime fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet and could involve hiding of information or providing incorrect information for the purpose of tricking victims out of money, property, and inheritance.

5. Go phish? Cybersecurity experts explain what phishing scams are

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   What are phishing scams trying to do? Phishing scams are trying to get a hold of your private information, such as your social security number or bank account.

6. Internet fraud prevention - Wikipedia

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   Internet fraud prevention is the act of stopping various types of internet fraud. Due to the many different ways of committing fraud over the Internet, such as stolen credit cards, identity theft, phishing, and chargebacks, users of the Internet, including online merchants, financial institutions and consumers who make online purchases, must ...

7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   Protect yourself from internet scams The internet can be a fun place to interact with people and gain info, however, it can also be a dangerous place if you don't know what you're doing.