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2. Sick of those scam text messages? What you can do - AOL

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   One of the scams hitting many cell phones is a form of phishing that is called, “smishing.” The text might say, “Jonathan, urgent notice for your USPS package 97OR442 Available for pick 8:55 ...

3. 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.

4. Who's really behind that random strange text from nowhere? - AOL

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   Check the sender: Look at the full email address or phone number, not just the display name. Analyze the content: Be wary of messages with urgent subjects, grammatical errors, or strange URLs.

5. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.

6. Scammers are now sending fake toll-collection texts to get ...

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   Melanie McGovern, BBB director of public relations, also told BI that the best method to spot a phishing scam is to check from where the text or email came. Scam text messages from the USPS scam ...

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8. The latest ‘smishing’ scam blowing up your phone - AOL

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   The term “smishing” is a mash-up of “SMS” and “phishing,” and it refers to a scam carried out via cell phone text. ... it promptly,” states a typical text in the toll bill scam.

9. BBB Scam Alert: Emergency scams instill fear via fake texts ...

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   You receive a phone call stating your child has been arrested and needs bail money sent immediately. BBB offers tips to avoid the "emergency" scam. BBB Scam Alert: Emergency scams instill fear via ...