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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. If you get an ...

  3. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    The scammer may block the victim from viewing their screen, claiming that it is the result of malware or of a scan being run, and use this time to search the victim's files for sensitive information, attempt to break into the victim's bank account with stolen or found credentials or activate the webcam and see the victim's face. [37]

  4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    This scam got a new lease on life in the electronic age with the virus hoax. Fake anti-virus software falsely claims that a computer is infected with viruses, and renders the machine inoperable with bogus warnings unless blackmail is paid. In the Datalink Computer Services incident, a mark was fleeced of several million dollars by a firm that ...

  5. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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    Currently it is unclear how far back the origin of scam letters date. The oldest reference to the origin of scam letters could be found at the Spanish Prisoner scam. [1] This scam dates back to the 1580s, where the fictitious prisoner would promise to share non-existent treasure with the person who would send him money to bribe the guards.

  6. A 5-day, fast-like diet could lower your biological age and ...

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    The fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) claims to do just that. According to a new study, it may help lower your biological age and reduce your risk of age-related diseases—without drastically changing ...

  7. I tried Walmart's $15 AirTag alternative, the Onn Item ... - AOL

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    Bottom line: I can't recommend the Onn Item Tracker. Even when my first unit was working, it wasn't as loud as an AirTag, meaning I'd have a harder time hearing it beep while trying to locate it.

  8. Intermittent fasting - Wikipedia

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    Fasting is an ancient tradition, having been practiced by many cultures and religions over centuries. [9] [13] [14]Therapeutic intermittent fasts for the treatment of obesity have been investigated since at least 1915, with a renewed interest in the medical community in the 1960s after Bloom and his colleagues published an "enthusiastic report". [15]

  9. California man loses life savings, owes more than $30K in ...

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    He tapped into multiple accounts, including Certificate of Deposit (CD) and IRA accounts, to send over $200,000 in funds before the police informed him that it was all a scam.