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2. 8 phishing email scams to watch out for this holiday season

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   For example, an email from support@amaz0n.com or info@fedex.delivery.com is likely a phishing attempt. You'll notice in the Apple phishing email below the email address has just a bunch of letters ...

3. What are phishing scams trying to do? An explainer - AOL

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   Phishing scams usually tell a story to trick you into clicking on a link or opening an attachment, the FTC explains. These emails and texts can say or include things such as: These emails and ...

4. How to spot phishing scams and keep your info safe - AOL

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   "Email phishing scams are almost a daily encounter for most ... 30-day free trial then ... email or text from your credit card issuer or bank about potential fraud on your account, for example, do ...

5. Email fraud - Wikipedia

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   The method is known as phishing or spear phishing: 'phishing' involves sending thousands of emails claiming, for example, that an account has been compromised; 'spear phishing' typically involves targeted and personalized emails or messages designed to deceive specific individuals or organizations into revealing sensitive information or ...

6. 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 ...

7. 15 Common Financial Scams — And How to Avoid Them - AOL

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   Email scams — also known as phishing — can occur if you get an email from what seems to be your bank, credit card provider or other financial institution. They will say that you need to log in ...

8. 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.

9. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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   Currently it is unclear how far back the origin of scam letters date. The oldest reference to the origin of scam letters could be found at the Spanish Prisoner scam. [1] This scam dates back to the 1580s, where the fictitious prisoner would promise to share non-existent treasure with the person who would send him money to bribe the guards.