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2. Here's how to avoid contractor fraud and charity home repair ...

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   If you have been affected by a scam or fraud, contact the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office at 877-566-7226. Under many circumstances, scams and frauds are a crime so contact local law ...

3. How to protect yourself from debt relief and credit scams - AOL

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   Debt relief and credit repair scams involve a scammer who claims to be able to eliminate your debt or increase your credit score by a specific amount. They typically request a large upfront ...

4. How to spot a scam online - AOL

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   And whatever you do, don’t send cash, gift cards, or money transfers. You can report scam phone calls to the FTC Complaint Assistant. Online scam No. 4: "Tech support” reaches out to you ...

5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

6. List of fact-checking websites - Wikipedia

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   PolitiFact: service of the Tampa Bay Times created in August 2007, uses the "Truth-o-Meter" to rank the amount of truth in public persons' statements. 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winner. [ 226 ] Snopes : focuses on, but is not limited to, validating and debunking urban legends and other stories in American popular culture .

7. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   A wide variety of reasons can be offered for the trickster's lack of cash, but rather than just borrow the money from the victim (advance fee fraud), the con-artist normally declares that they have checks which the victim can cash on their behalf and remit the money via a non-reversible transfer service to help facilitate the trip (check fraud).

8. 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 ...

9. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   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.