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  2. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

  3. 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.

  4. Report abuse or spam on AOL

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    Info about AOL's spam policy, including the ability to report abuse and resources for email senders who are being blocked by AOL, can be found by going to the Postmaster info page. Popular Products Account

  5. 7 Ways To Spot Catfishing Scams Before They Cost You ... - AOL

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    According to a study by All About Cookies, in 2022, catfishing scams cost an average of $132.5 million per quarter — up 11.2% from the previous year.

  6. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    Mimics the name of the Drudge Report. [16] United Media Publishing unitedmediapublishing.com [16] usatoday.com.co usatoday.com.co Defunct Falsely reports celebrity appearances and filming locations in random local towns [16] washingtonpost.com.co washingtonpost.com.co Originally registered by Jestin Coler.

  7. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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    In the FBI's 2017 Internet Crime Report, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received about 300,000 complaints. Victims lost over $1.4 billion in online fraud in 2017. [ 4 ] In a 2018 study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and McAfee , cybercrime costs the global economy as much as $600 billion, which ...

  8. Domain name scam - Wikipedia

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    In April 2005, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission warns of a domain name renewal scam where domain name holders have received a letter that looks like an invoice for the registration or renewal of a domain name, where the domain name in question is very similar to your actual domain name except has a different ending, for example ...

  9. 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 ...