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  2. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    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.

  3. Sick of those scam text messages? What you can do - AOL

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    Here is what you should do if you get a scam text: Copy the message, without clicking on a link, and forward it to 7726 (SPAM). This helps your wireless provider spot and block similar messages in ...

  4. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Be careful when authorizing an app to access your account or when providing any third-party access to your account info. Applications officially supported by AOL go through an industry-standard vetting process that offers a clear, obvious authentication known as OAuth 2.0. What to watch out for

  5. 5 New Texting Scams To Watch Out For - AOL

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    During a PayPal scam, scammers send text messages claiming to be from PayPal to alert you that there is an issue with your account. You will be prompted to either call a phone number or click a ...

  6. Go phish? Cybersecurity experts explain what phishing scams are

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    Typically phishing scams will try to get you to provide credentials "that can be used to log in to some account, revealing private information that can be used for identity theft, providing credit ...

  7. Email bomb - Wikipedia

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    A "text bomb" is a similar variant of sending a large number of text messages over SMS. The technique is a means of cyberbullying or online harassment. Apps online on the Android operating system have since been banned as a means of sending text bombs. The text messages may also lead to high phone bill charges on some mobile plans.

  8. Spy pixel - Wikipedia

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    The spying effect is that, without the email recipient choosing to do so, the result of the automatic download is to report to the sender of the email: if and when an email is read, when (and how many times) it is read, the IP address and other identity details of the computer or smartphone used to read the email, and from the latter, the ...

  9. Import and export mail and other data with AOL Desktop Gold

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    This feature allows you manually navigate to a PFC file on your computer and to import data from that file. 1. Sign in to Desktop Gold. 2. Click the Settings icon. 3.