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• Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.
What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.
Scams and fraud can come in the forms of phone calls, online links, door-to-door sales and mail. Below are common scams the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs warns of. Common phone scams:
Sign in to your AOL account. Once you've signed in to your account, go to our Contact Us page on AOL Help. If the account you're signed in to is eligible for chat support, "Chat with AOL Customer Care" will be displayed as a support option near the top of the page. Click Chat Now.
Phishing scams are trying to get a hold of your private information, such as your social security number or bank account. Typically phishing scams will try to get you to provide credentials "that ...
According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers will send fake text messages to try and trick you into giving them personal information, like a password, account number, or Social Security number.
The FCC uses an example of a doctor calling a patient with their personal phone but displaying their office phone number instead. Businesses also often use spoofing to display a toll-free callback ...
The best move here is to simply not answer the phone when you’re getting a call from a strange number—and especially a strange area code. Your phone isn’t the only place that people will try ...