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Learn how to identify and avoid common types of scams that target AOL users, such as spoofing, phishing, pyramid schemes, and third-party charge scams. If you receive a suspicious or fraudulent email, delete it or mark it as spam.
Learn what to do if you get scammed, from contacting your bank and credit bureaus to reporting the crime. This web page does not provide AOL customer fraud service phone number or contact information.
This web page lists websites that have been assessed by fact-checkers as fake news websites, meaning they intentionally publish hoaxes and disinformation. The list includes websites that mimic the names and logos of genuine news outlets, as well as those that spread false or misleading stories for political or financial gain.
Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.
Learn the signs of hacking and what to do if you've been hacked. AOL offers anti-virus protection software and other security solutions to help prevent and recover from cybercrime.
This web page covers various types of scams and confidence tricks, such as get-rich-quick schemes, salting, Spanish Prisoner, and romance scam. It does not mention red barn con, which is a specific type of scam involving a fake barn and a con artist.
Phone scams are on the rise as scammers see opportunity thanks to many Americans getting stimulus checks, an increase in concern about COVID vaccine distribution and soon, the annual tax season.