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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 ...
• 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.
Cryptocurrency is a popular scam right now since many seniors know so little about it. If you are offered an investment on the phone, turn it down and do your own research. Dan Shick/Wikimedia Commons
Lee said those types of offers are scams almost 100% of the time. “If making money were that easy, then we’d all be rich,” he said. ‘Love Bombing’ or Romance Scams
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.
This scam got a new lease on life in the electronic age with the virus hoax. Fake anti-virus software falsely claims that a computer is infected with viruses, and renders the machine inoperable with bogus warnings unless blackmail is paid. In the Datalink Computer Services incident, a mark was fleeced of several million dollars by a firm that ...
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.
Seniors are taking the brunt of financial fraud to the tune of $3.4B+. Learn the most common peer-to-peer, impersonation and other scams on the rise to keep your money safe.