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2. Seniors, Beware of These Scams - AOL

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   Seniors lose more money by far to scams than any other demographic, with the median loss totaling $350, the Better Business Bureau found. And not surprisingly, there has also been a tide of ...

3. FBI: Scam that has cost senior citizens millions now in ... - AOL

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   A scam that largely targets senior ... area," FBI officials said in an email Thursday, highlighting the scam. ... assistance with filing a complaint can contact the Justice Department's Elder ...

4. Column: They each lost almost $80,000. How to avoid becoming ...

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   Mrs. K., a retired educator living in the downtown L.A. area, was shopping online for a car several weeks ago when she got reeled in. The scam began with a pop-up alert about a computer virus and ...

5. 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.

6. 10 unscrupulous scams that target senior citizens - AOL

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   Unfortunately, these reverse-mortgage scams do nothing of the sort; their goal is actually to steal the equity of the property entirely, leaving senior citizens potentially destitute. 10. Fake ...

7. 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 ...

8. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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   AOL Mail is focused on keeping you safe while you use the best mail product on the web. One way we do this is by protecting against phishing and scam emails though the use of AOL Official Mail. When we send you important emails, we'll mark the message with a small AOL icon beside the sender name.

9. How to talk to older people in your life about scams

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   This summer, Daniel Goldstein’s 86-year-old mom got an email that looked like it was from her bank. Instead, she lost $600 to a scammer. While everyone wants to protect their parents and ...