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2. 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.

3. How to stop scammers from coming after your verification ...

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   A growing number of these reports mention a scammer gaining or trying to gain access to a verification code in some way. There has been an uptick in calls from concerned consumers to the BBB ...

4. 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.

5. What's a six-digit verification code — and why you should ...

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   BBB has warned in the past about a scam on Facebook Marketplace where scammers posed as buyers and requested a seller’s phone number and six-digit code to “verify the seller is real.”

6. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account

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   Consider enabling two-step verification to add an extra layer of security to your account. Review our help article for ways you can keep your account safe.

7. How to spot phishing scams and keep your info safe - AOL

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   Scammers can use your email to target you directly. And, unfortunately, plenty of email phishing scams today are more sophisticated than the older varieties that would directly ask for your ...

8. Secure your AOL account

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   • Don't fall for phishing scams - Don't click links you're unsure about, even from friends. • Check your login activity - Check the recent activity on your account for unusual logins. • Delete security questions - It's more secure to add an email address or phone number to secure your account; remove your questions if you haven't already.

9. What's a phishing scam? Cyber security experts break it down

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   So, when a phishing scam is in an email form, it may ask you to click on a link and then enter sensitive information, such as your social security number or password, to update your "bank" account ...