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Since there is no limit to a scam artist’s potential, recognizing signs of common scams will serve you well. Here are examples of three of the most common scams out there today and how to block ...
• Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.
What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? 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.
Phone scams are on the rise as scammers see opportunity thanks to many Americans getting stimulus checks, an increase in concern about COVID vaccine distribution and soon, the annual tax season.
A new scam tries to use your phone number to scam others, and you could be at risk if you post your number in any public forum. Scammers now using verification codes to hijack phone numbers [Video ...
10. Re: Warning: Parking Lot Scam! 7 years ago. I fail to see how this is a scam. You parked in a private lot and failed to return in time for your own convenience. That could happen anywhere. Next time park in a public lot or on the street. You failed to live up to your agreement and had to pay the price.
After 1.5hrs on the phone and multiple attempts to speak to a "supervisor", was offered the option of potentially getting on a flight for $1700. Beware- United Airlines is advertising fares on their website that they will not stand by. Once you call-in, they then attempt to book you on a substantially more expensive flight.
Unsolicited Bulk Email (Spam) AOL protects its users by strictly limiting who can bulk send email to its users. 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. Learn how to report spam and other abusive conduct.