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2. Scammers love impersonating these 5 major brands to steal ...

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   By contrast, the network received 52,000 consumer reports about impersonation scams that pretended to be from Best Buy or Best Buy's Geek Squad. Consumers who lost money reported $15 million in ...

3. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an email claiming to be from AOL, but it's not marked this way, it's likely the email is fake and you should immediately delete it.

4. ‘Geek Squad’ email scam targets vulnerable seniors - AOL

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   Delray Beach, Fla., resident Diane Belz, 68, had no reason to be suspicious on March 1 when she opened an email claiming to be from Best Buy’s Geek Squad. She had opted for a Geek Squad ...

5. How to spot phishing scams and keep your info safe - AOL

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   The best way to protect yourself against email phishing scams is to avoid falling victim to them in the first place. "Simply never take sensitive action based on emails sent to you," Steinberg says.

6. Use AOL Certified Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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   When you open the email, you'll also see the Certified Mail banner above the message details. When you get a message that seems to be from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Official Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you mark it as spam and don't click on any links in the email.

7. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   Best practices • Don't enable the "use less secure apps" feature. • Don't reply to any SMS request asking for a verification code. • Don't respond to unsolicited emails or requests to send money. • Pay attention to the types of data you're authorizing access to, especially in third-party apps.