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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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    The con artist instructed Calalang to open a second account at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where Calalang already had his hard-earned money deposited in a savings account.

  4. 3 common mistakes that could damage your retirement ... - AOL

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    Let’s go over three key mistakes many savers make — and how to avoid them. 1. Mismanagement of retirement accounts. Transitioning to retirement requires a thorough review of your savings ...

  5. Here's What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim - AOL

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    Fraud alerts are free and last 90 days or seven years, depending on which type of alert you choose. To reach the three nationwide credit bureaus, just visit their website or give one of them a ...

  6. A Retirement Scam Duped a Senior Couple Out of $835K: 3 ... - AOL

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    Unfortunately, there are a number of scammers who target elderly, retired people -- and these scams can get very costly. Such was the case with a recent scam that occurred in Peachtree City ...

  7. San Diego pension scandal - Wikipedia

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    The San Diego City Employees' Retirement System had been underfunded in some form for more than a decade. In 2001, as a result of years of sharp increases in pension benefits combined with decreases in pension funding [3] and a decrease in the value of investments, [4] the fund fell below certain funding targets.

  8. Civil Service Retirement System - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Service Retirement System ( CSRS) is a public pension fund organized in 1920 that has provided retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for most civilian employees in the United States federal government. Upon the creation of a new Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) in 1987, those newly hired after that date cannot ...

  9. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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    A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim. Fraudulent acts may involve access to the victim's money, bank accounts, credit ...