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Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL. Sometimes a hyperlink can be displayed as an AOL link in an email when in fact the destination URL is to a malicious domain. • Be careful when authorizing an app to access your account or when providing any third-party access to your account info.
In one common scam, you might receive a receipt and shipping confirmation for an Amazon order you never placed. Another type of email scam involves notifying you of a problem with your Amazon ...
The internet can be a fun place to interact with people and gain info, however, it can also be a dangerous place if you don't know what you're doing. Many times, these scams initiate from an unsolicited email. If you do end up getting any suspicious or fraudulent emails, make sure you immediately delete the message or mark it as spam.
In 2023, 26.7% of executives at Level 8 or above were women. That’s up from 25.2% in 2022 and 24.1% in 2021. But earlier this month, I was reminded of Amazon’s male-dominated leadership beyond ...
A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...
If you're ever concerned about the legitimacy of these emails, just check to see if there's a green "AOL Certified Mail" icon beside the sender name. 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 ...
Phishing is a form of social engineering and scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as viruses, worms, adware, or ransomware.
An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money. The scammer then attempts to convince the victim to return the difference between the ...