enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

   www.aol.com/know-phone-scams-180248742.html

   Phone scams are on the rise as scammers see opportunity thanks to many Americans getting stimulus checks, an increase in concern about COVID vaccine distribution and soon, the annual tax season ...

3. Be on the lookout for these common phone scam area codes - AOL

   www.aol.com/lookout-common-phone-scam-area...

   The scam here is that the number is a premium-rate number owned by the scammers, so, by calling them, you incur a high charge rate, often the second the call goes through. How to stay safe:

4. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

   www.aol.com/finance/19-dangerous-scam-phone...

   What phone number can I call to report a spam call? You can call 888-382-1222 or visit DoNotCall.gov to report spam calls, telemarketers or robo-callers. Are 877 numbers spam?

5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

   help.aol.com/articles/identify-legitimate-aol...

   • 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. Phone fraud - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_fraud

   A variant is a call forwarding scam, where a fraudster tricks a subscriber into call forwarding their number to either a long-distance number or a number at which the fraudster or an accomplice is accepting collect calls. The unsuspecting subscriber then gets a huge long-distance bill for all of these calls. [3]

7. Avoid Answering Calls from These Area Codes: Scam Phone ...

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/avoid-answering-calls-area...

   All it takes is a quick glance to know if the call is for real or not. The post Avoid Answering Calls from These Area Codes: Scam Phone Numbers Guide appeared first on Reader's Digest.

8. Voice phishing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_phishing

   Voice phishing, or vishing, [1] is the use of telephony (often Voice over IP telephony) to conduct phishing attacks.. Landline telephone services have traditionally been trustworthy; terminated in physical locations known to the telephone company, and associated with a bill-payer.

9. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

   help.aol.com/articles/protect-yourself-from...

   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.