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  2. Sick baby hoax - Wikipedia

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    The success of such scams relies on a particular compassion in people towards children. When a child is sick, this particularly touches people's hearts. [ 1 ] An early example of this kind of hoax online is the "sick child chain letter ", [ 1 ] an email making the claim that "with every name that this [letter] is sent to, the American Cancer ...

  3. BBB Scam Alert: New Facebook phishing scam scares page ... - AOL

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    The latest social media scam is another phishing scheme designed to scare Facebook users into sharing their login credentials. Don't be fooled. BBB Scam Alert: New Facebook phishing scam scares ...

  4. Eugene joins Oregon agencies warning of roadside donation scam

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    Sherwood Police officials said in a Facebook post on July 16 that the group couldn't provide details about the baby they needed money for, they couldn't give details on the required medical ...

  5. Charity fraud - Wikipedia

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    Charity fraud, also known as a donation scam, is the act of using deception to obtain money from people who believe they are donating to a charity.Often, individuals or groups will present false information claiming to be a charity or associated with one, and then ask potential donors for contributions to this non-existent charity.

  6. 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.

  7. Ad fraud - Wikipedia

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    This figure, representing advertising on online and mobile devices, will continue to rise, reaching $44 billion by 2022. Ad fraud is the #1 cybercrime in terms of revenue, ahead of Tax-refund fraud. [12] HP Enterprise in its Business of Hacking report highlighted ad fraud as the easiest and the most lucrative form of Cybercrime.

  8. How to spot a ‘scam PAC’ - AOL

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    A Harris campaign spokesperson told The Hill that the campaign has seen “a surge in activity from so-called Scam PACs” and are “urging our supporters to be careful when they donate.”

  9. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    If you get a message that seems like it's from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Certified Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you immediately mark it as spam and don't click on any links in the email.