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  2. 'Be wary:' FBI warns shoppers of holiday scams as Black ...

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    The FBI has issued a holiday scam advisory, warning shoppers to "be wary" of potential grifts as they begin to shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. ... Don't buy products from sellers "who ...

  3. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    The scammer may misuse Command Prompt tools to generate suspicious-looking output, for instance using the tree or dir /s command which displays an extensive listing of files and directories. The scammer may claim that they are "searching for malware and hackers", and while the tool is running the scammer will enter text purporting to be an ...

  4. Tree spiking - Wikipedia

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    Tree spiking involves hammering a metal rod, nail or other material into a tree trunk, either inserting it at the base of the trunk where a logger might be expected to cut into the tree, or higher up where it would affect the sawmill later processing the wood. Contact with the spike often damages saw blades, which can result in injuries, or ...

  5. Tracy Stone-Manning - Wikipedia

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    Tree spiking is a tactic used to deter logging by rendering a tree dangerous to cut, either by a lumberjack or in a sawmill, and is considered an act of eco-terrorism. At the friend's behest, Stone-Manning wrote an anonymous letter to federal officials, informing them of the tree spiking and warning that "a lot of people could get hurt" if ...

  6. 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.

  7. How to spot debt collection scams: 8 signs to watch out for

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    8 warning signs of a debt collector scam. Receiving a call, email or letter from a company purporting to be a debt collector can spark alarm. Before disclosing any information, look for these ...

  8. Man bilked elderly Wichitans of thousands in tree-trimming ...

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    The victims of his latest scam were targeted between 2020 and 2022. ... Brandon D. Guffey was on trial this week for charges connected to a tree-trimming scam that targeted elderly Wichitans in ...

  9. 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.