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  2. How to avoid Black Friday phishing scams - AOL

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    Experts are warning that fraudsters are exploiting Black Friday sales to target U.S. shoppers with fake websites and ads for major brands like IKEA, Wayfair and The North Face, after online scams ...

  3. 6 Scams That Target Walmart Shoppers: Here’s How To ... - AOL

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    As one of the biggest retailers in the world, Walmart is a prime target for scammers. These fraudsters are constantly cooking up new tricks to dupe unsuspecting shoppers. From phony job offers to...

  4. 11 Online Shopping Scam Warning Signs You Should Never Ignore

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    Scam Away. According to the Federal Trade Commission, scams cost consumers a whopping $8.8 billion in 2022, a 30% increase from 2021, and it only expects that number to rise. Scammers' favorite ...

  5. 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.

  6. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

  7. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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    Based on mostly the same principles as the Nigerian 419 advance-fee fraud scam, this scam letter informs recipients that their e-mail addresses have been drawn in online lotteries and that they have won large sums of money. Here the victims will also be required to pay substantial small amounts of money in order to have the winning money ...

  8. 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. If you get an ...

  9. Police warn of bizarre Walmart letter, check scam

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