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  2. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    The good news is that scams operate in many known area codes, so you can avoid being the next victim simply by honing in on the list of scammer phone numbers. Read Next: 6 Unusual Ways To Make ...

  3. SSA impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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    Social engineering in used to panic recipients so a greater number will respond to the scammer. [5] The calls purport to originate from the Social Security Administration and claim that the victim's Social Security number has been or will shortly be suspended for reasons including money laundering, drug dealing and fraud linked to the SSN. [6]

  4. I just got an alert from Capital One that my Social Security ...

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    In 2015, Jay Jacobs, an analyst working on data breach reporting for Verizon, estimated that as many as 60% to 80% of all Social Security numbers in the U.S. had been compromised.

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

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    Most of the time, when a scammer gets a social security number, they’re going to set up a new account, buy merchandise to sell online, and get cash advances from a credit card. Implementing a ...

  6. Social Security number - Wikipedia

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    Although the original purpose for the number was for the Social Security Administration to track individuals, [1] the Social Security number has become a de facto national identification number for taxation and other purposes. [2] A Social Security number may be obtained by applying on Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Number Card. [3]

  7. Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every ...

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    The information consists of about 2.7 billion records, each of which includes a person's full name, address, date of birth, Social Security number and phone number, along with alternate names and ...

  8. 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.

  9. 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.