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2. How to identify a scam call before you're taken ... - AOL

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   809 scam. If you receive a call from a number with an 809 area code, it might appear to be coming from the United States, but it’s not. Those calls are actually originating from another country ...

3. 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.

4. This is what you are doing wrong when scammers call - AOL

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   Use a spam blocking app for texts and calls: These apps can identify and block known spam numbers, significantly reducing the number of unwanted calls you receive. 5.

5. Phone fraud - Wikipedia

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   A later version of the 809 scam involves calling cellular telephones then hanging up, in hopes of the curious (or annoyed) victim calling them back. [7] This is the Wangiri scam, with the addition of using Caribbean numbers such as 1-473 which look like North American domestic calls. [8]

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

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   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.

7. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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   Scam Likely [26] is a term used for scam call identification, the term was originally coined by T-Mobile for the scam ID technology created by First Orion. [27] First Orion's scam blocking technology uses a combination of known bad actors, AI powered blocking including neighborhood spoofing and unusual calling pattern.

8. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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   Reports on the purported scam are an Internet hoax, first spread on social media sites in 2017. [1] While the phone calls received by people are real, the calls are not related to scam activity. [1] According to some news reports on the hoax, victims of the purported fraud receive telephone calls from an unknown person who asks, "Can you hear me?"

9. What You Need to Know About Spam Calls and 7 Ways to ... - AOL

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   According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scam calls have ranged from offering COVID-19 test kits to selling fake cures for the virus. Other callers claim to be government employees ...