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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.
Be careful who you give your email address to. Never reply to email subscriptions asking to be removed. Don't interact with mail in your Spam folder. It doesn't count toward your storage quota or need any further action. Don't sign up with sites that claim to remove your email from spam lists.
One of the ways we do this is by letting you know if you've set up a Reply-to address. While this feature is used legitimately by AOL Mail customers every day, they are often also exploited by scammers wanting to cause you harm. In addition, we'll alert you if we believe the email you've received is suspected to be spam or a phishing attempt.
4) Monitor your accounts: Keep an eye on your financial accounts, email accounts and social media for any unusual activity. If you think scammers have stolen your identity, consider identity theft ...
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Scams and fraud can come in the forms of phone calls, online links, door-to-door sales and mail. Below are common scams the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs warns of. Common phone scams:
Select the email. Click Spam. If you're given the option, click Unsubscribe and you will no longer receive messages from the mailing list. If you click the "Mark as Spam" icon, the message will be marked as spam and moved into the spam folder. If you don't get a pop up to unsubscribe, don't worry!
Back up your data. Make sure those backups aren’t connected to your home network, per the FTC. That usually means copying your computer files to an external hard drive or cloud storage instead.