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  2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

  3. List of Scamming Websites: 11 Fake Shopping Sites To Avoid - AOL

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    Commerce sites can be helpful and deliver exactly what you want or need. In other situations, they can leave you with false hopes, charges on your credit card and very little or nothing to show for...

  4. Fake news websites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    MediaFetcher.com is a fake news website generator. It has various templates for creating false articles about celebrities of a user's choice. Often users miss the disclaimer at the bottom of the page, before re-sharing. The website has prompted many readers to speculate about the deaths of various celebrities.

  5. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    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.

  6. New social media scam - keep your Instagram account ... - AOL

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    Scammers don't need much information to hack accounts and steal information. Consumer Advocate gives tips on keeping your Instagram account secure.

  7. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    A Recent Changes page from a MediaWiki site affected by technical support scammers promoting fake "help lines" Technical support scams can begin in a variety of ways. Some variants of the scam are initiated using pop-up advertising on infected websites or via cybersquatting of major websites.

  8. Virus hoax - Wikipedia

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    Virus hoax. A computer virus hoax is a message warning the recipients of a non-existent computer virus threat. The message is usually a chain e-mail that tells the recipients to forward it to everyone they know, but it can also be in the form of a pop-up window. [1] [2]

  9. TikTok users warn against Instagram link scam - AOL

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    People are getting scammed because of a viral TikTok promotion. You may have seen videos hyping up an Instagram tool called SneakyLink.ai. The tool is supposed to allow you to track the Instagram ...