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  2. Charity scams: Check out these FBI tips before you donate - AOL

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    If you want to donate to these — or other — charities, it’s important to make sure the charity is legitimate. See: Elon Musk Gives $6 Billion to Charity in Historic Philanthropic Donation

  3. Deepfake scams have arrived: Fake videos spread on ... - AOL

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    Last week, NBC News viewed more than 50 videos posted to those sites that featured computer-manipulated images and audio of well-known people, all of which appeared to have been created to scam ...

  4. 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.

  5. Kitboga (streamer) - Wikipedia

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    In mid-2017, Kitboga found out that his grandmother had fallen victim to many scams designed to prey on the elderly, both online and in person. [4] He then discovered "Lenny", a loop of vague pre-recorded messages that scam baiters play during calls to convince the scammer that there is a real person on the phone without providing any useful information to the scammer.

  6. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    Tech support scammers are regularly targeted by scam baiting, [45] with individuals seeking to raise awareness of these scams by uploading recordings on platforms like YouTube, cause scammers inconvenience by wasting their time and protect potential victims. A good example of this is the YouTube community Scammer Payback. [66] [67]

  7. AI 'deepfake' videos make investment scams harder to spot as ...

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    The videos are being used in investment scams, such as romance swindles, and in other ways. “This national crisis is likely to get worse in the years ahead as scammers can now use artificial ...

  8. Charity fraud - Wikipedia

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    Charity fraud, also known as a donation scam, is the act of using deception to obtain money from people who believe they are donating to a charity.Often, individuals or groups will present false information claiming to be a charity or associated with one, and then ask potential donors for contributions to this non-existent charity.

  9. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    A recovery room scam is a form of advance-fee fraud where the scammer (sometimes posing as a law enforcement officer or attorney) calls investors who have been sold worthless shares (for example in a boiler-room scam), and offers to buy them, to allow the investors to recover their investments. [92]