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  2. How to protect yourself from real estate wire fraud - AOL

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    A dream home became a nightmare when Raegan Bartlo and her husband lost $255K to real estate wire fraud. Learn how this elaborate scam works — and how to spot the signs you're about to be their ...

  3. 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.

  4. FCC warns of 50-state scam by fraudsters posing as mortgage ...

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    Homeowners across the U.S. are being targeted in a sophisticated scam in which callers pose as mortgage lenders to defraud people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, ...

  5. Home sale scams ramp up amid a housing market short on ... - AOL

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    In 2022, the FBI received 11,727 real estate-related complaints with losses of over $396 million, an 86% increase versus 2020 levels. ... It also is more difficult to spot a scam if the property ...

  6. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    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.

  7. Foreclosure rescue scheme - Wikipedia

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    Equity stripping or equity skimming is a variation on lease-buyback and is one of the most common types of foreclosure rescue schemes. [4] In it, the perpetrator assumes ownership of the house while allowing the former owner to continue living there, provided that s/he pay rent to the perpetrator, who is the new owner.

  8. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. 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.