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  2. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? 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.

  3. 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.

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

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    Plenty of types of scams exist, but a few affect small businesses the most. According to the Federal Trade Commission , small businesses should be on the lookout for phony invoices and unordered ...

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

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    800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions; ... Scammers know how to fake a phone number. Kerskie describes a scam where a client received a spoof call from what he thought ...

  6. Contact AOL customer support - AOL Help

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    In addition to the support options listed above, paid members also have access to 24/7 phone support 1-800-827-6364. Learn about the support options AOL offers and how to access help for your question or issue.

  7. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    Since there is no limit to a scam artist’s potential, recognizing signs of common scams will serve you well. Here are examples of three of the most common scams out there today and how to block ...

  8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Utility scam - Wikipedia

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    All 1-800 phone numbers must be registered with Somos, a non-profit group. When a utility gets a customer complaint about a possible fraud, the utility can send the 1-800 number used by the scammers to Somos to have the number investigated, and ultimately disconnected.