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LifeLock lets you know of changes in address requests at the US Postal Service linked to your identity. SSN and Credit Alerts† - LifeLock monitors for fraudulent use of your Social Security number, name, address, or date of birth in applications for credit and services. They send alerts by text, phone††, email, or mobile app.
Online breaches, public Wi-Fi, shopping online and giving out your Social Security number may expose your personal information. Start your Lifelock membership today to protect against identity theft. During the enrollment process - if you receive an error, try entering a prior mailing address. Complete your LifeLock enrollment
• 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.
If your email client allows it, you can block the sender and report it as a phishing email: This action helps protect yourself and others by alerting your email provider to malicious activity. 4.
The best way to protect yourself against email phishing scams is to avoid falling victim to them in the first place. "Simply never take sensitive action based on emails sent to you," Steinberg says.
When you open the email, you'll also see the Certified Mail banner above the message details. When you get a message that seems to be from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Official Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you mark it as spam and don't click on any links in the email.
The best way to protect yourself against email phishing scams is to avoid falling victim to them in the first place. "Simply never take sensitive action based on emails sent to you," Steinberg says.
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.