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2. 12 Risky Mistakes to Avoid When Shopping on Craigslist and ...

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   1. Phishing Scams. This is a common scam, but if you're trying to snap up a rare buy, you might not be paying attention to the warning signs.First, a spoofed account that looks like it’s coming ...

3. 8 Facebook Marketplace Scams To Watch Out For - AOL

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   This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: 8 Facebook Marketplace Scams To Watch Out For. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment. Entertainment.

4. 5 ways to protect yourself from social media marketplace scams

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   Social media marketplace scams were one of the fastest growing scam types in 2022, experiencing a 184% increase over 2021 incidents. It's become such an issue that the sites themselves have taken ...

5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   This is such a common crime that the state of Arizona listed affinity scams of this type as its number one scam for 2009. In one recent nationwide religious scam, churchgoers are said to have lost more than $50 million in a phony gold bullion scheme, promoted on daily telephone prayer chains, in which they thought they could earn a huge return ...

6. Watch out for this wild Southland car scam: Suspects rent ...

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   The latest Facebook Marketplace scam to watch out for: a scheme that sold rented cars for cash on the online secondhand shopping platform.

7. Phishing - Wikipedia

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   Email scams posing as the Internal Revenue Service were also used to steal sensitive data from U.S. taxpayers. [65] Social networking sites are a prime target of phishing, since the personal details in such sites can be used in identity theft ; [ 66 ] In 2007, 3.6 million adults lost US$3.2 billion due to phishing attacks. [ 67 ]

8. 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.

9. Zelle Facebook Marketplace Scam: How To Recognize and Avoid ...

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   The alert warns of Zelle scams on Facebook Marketplace in which a fraudulent buyer attempts to buy a big-ticket item using Zelle, the popular peer-to-peer lending app, to make payment. See: 9 ...