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  2. Here's What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim - AOL

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    Fraud alerts are free and last 90 days or seven years, depending on which type of alert you choose. To reach the three nationwide credit bureaus, just visit their website or give one of them a ...

  3. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent. Know how to recognize legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications to keep your account secure.

  4. Account Management: Cancel or reactivate your AOL account

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    Click Manage next to the plan you'd like to cancel. If prompted, verify your account. Click Cancel. At the bottom of the page, click Cancel My Billing. Select a reason for canceling from...

  5. MyPrivacy - AOL Help

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    Cancel AOL MyBenefits MyPrivacy and/or MyReputationDiscovery subscription. Learn how to cancel your MyPrivacy or MyReputationDiscovery service. MyPrivacy - MyBenefits · Oct 28, 2023. Get...

  6. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some ...

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    According to the Federal Trade Commission, small businesses should be on the lookout for phony invoices and unordered merchandise. Scammers send out fake invoices and hope businesses won't notice ...

  7. 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.

  8. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Examples include the diamond hoax of 1872 and the Bre-X gold fraud of the mid-1990s. This trick was featured in the HBO series Deadwood, when Al Swearengen and E. B. Farnum trick Brom Garret into believing gold is to be found on the claim Swearengen intends to sell him. This con was also featured in Sneaky Pete.

  9. Black money scam - Wikipedia

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    Black money scam. The black money scam, sometimes also known as the "black dollar scam" or "wash wash scam", is a scam where con artists attempt to fraudulently obtain money from a victim by convincing them that piles of banknote-sized paper are real currency that has been stained in a heist. The victim is persuaded to pay fees and purchase ...

  10. IRS impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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    An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. [1]

  11. American Express users: Beware this scam - AOL

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    The scam appears to be an improved version of a prior phishing campaign first seen this past March, and impersonates American Express so well, and with such devious messaging, ...