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Scam calls really shot up, jumping 73% from 345 million in March to over 710 million in April. This was especially noticeable because all other types of calls stayed flat or even dropped.
Learn how to recognize legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications to keep your account secure. Avoid scams and phishing attempts by checking the URL, sender, icons, and links of any AOL emails or notifications.
Step away from your phone! If you don't know these new scams identified by the FCC, you could be a target. At this point, everyone has probably received a scam call (or a thousand).
Consumers can also report scams, potential fraud and unwanted phone calls to the FTC so that it can investigate and build cases against fraudulent individuals and businesses.
Zazzle is an American e-commerce platform that allows users to create and sell personalized products with independent manufacturers. Founded in 2005, Zazzle has partnered with many brands and has over 300 million products listed on the site.
This web page covers various types of scams and confidence tricks, such as get-rich-quick schemes, salting, Spanish Prisoner, and romance scam. It does not mention red barn con, which is a specific type of scam involving a fake barn and a con artist.
AOL Official Mail is a feature that helps you identify legitimate AOL emails and protects you from phishing and scam messages. Learn how to look for the AOL icon and banner in your inbox and what to do if you receive a fake email.
A variant is a call forwarding scam, where a fraudster tricks a subscriber into call forwarding their number to either a long-distance number or a number at which the fraudster or an accomplice is accepting collect calls. The unsuspecting subscriber then gets a huge long-distance bill for all of these calls.