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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.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), $2.7 billion in wealth was lost to social media scams in America between 2021 and mid-2023. With online scams reaching epidemic proportions ...
IRS scams: threatening legal action if you don't pay for IRS or credit card related claims. Medicaid scams: claiming you have a new card available but need to provide identifying information to ...
In December Facebook and Twitter disabled a global network of 900 pages, groups and accounts sending pro-Trump messages. The fake news accounts managed to avoid detection as being inauthentic, and they used photos generated with the aid of artificial intelligence. The campaign was based in the U.S. and Vietnam.
Mimics the name of the Drudge Report. [17] United Media Publishing unitedmediapublishing.com [17] usatoday.com.co usatoday.com.co Defunct Falsely reports celebrity appearances and filming locations in random local towns [17] washingtonpost.com.co washingtonpost.com.co Originally registered by Jestin Coler.
Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. 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 ...
Scams and confidence tricks are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the "con artist" or simply "artist", and the intended victim is the "mark".
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.