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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. Use AOL Official Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    AOL Mail is focused on keeping you safe while you use the best mail product on the web. One way we do this is by protecting against phishing and scam emails though the use of AOL Official Mail. When we send you important emails, we'll mark the message with a small AOL icon beside the sender name.

  4. Email fraud - Wikipedia

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    Email fraud (or email scam) is intentional deception for either personal gain or to damage another individual using email as the vehicle. Almost as soon as email became widely used, it began to be used as a means to de fraud people, just as telephony and paper mail were used by previous generations.

  5. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

  6. Scammers targeting OTA customers with text messages ... - AOL

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    “This scam has hit multiple tolling authorities, including OTA.” The scam has gotten more sophisticated in the last two weeks, she said. Text messages are sent leading to websites that closely ...

  7. Zillow scammers try to steal thousands from Oklahoma ... - AOL

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    Wanted: a real estate scam victim willing to talk to the law. Oklahoma County Assessor Larry Stein is looking for someone who has been scammed online a certain way to come forward so law ...

  8. Chain letter - Wikipedia

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    Hoaxes: hoaxes attempt to trick or defraud users. A hoax could be malicious, instructing users to delete a file necessary to the operating system by claiming it is a virus. It could also be a scam that convinces users to spread the letter to other people for a specific reason, or send money or personal information.

  9. Is it safe to shop on Temu? Here are 5 scams to avoid ... - AOL

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    Common Temu Scams to Watch Out For Fake Temu Codes and Promotions: Be cautious of codes or promotions that promise outrageous discounts or free money. Scammers often use social media platforms to ...