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  2. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    Scams are becoming more and more prevalent. Here's a list of scammer phone numbers and area codes to avoid answering if you don't know exactly who's calling.

  3. Fictitious telephone number - Wikipedia

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    In North America, the area served by the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) system of area codes, fictitious telephone numbers are usually of the form (XXX) 555-xxxx. The use of 555 numbers in fiction, however, led a desire to assign some of them in the real world, and some of them are no longer suitable for use in fiction.

  4. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    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...

  5. Strip search phone call scam - Wikipedia

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    In December 2001, a supervisor for an Indianapolis -area Burger King restaurant strip-searched a part-time, 15-year-old female employee in front of a male co-worker after a call was made to the business by a "policeman" claiming an employee stole a purse.

  6. Caller ID spoofing - Wikipedia

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    Caller ID spoofing is a spoofing attack which causes the telephone network's Caller ID to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station. This can lead to a display showing a phone number different from that of the telephone from which the call was placed.

  7. Demands by phone, fake websites, harassing the bereaved: How ...

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    Scammers have been manipulating search results to provide false phone numbers or direct customers to fake sites. Delete suspicious emails or texts that say they're from FPL

  8. How to Do a Free Reverse Phone Lookup & the 8 Best ... - AOL

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    By using a free reverse phone search service, you can enter the phone number that’s been calling you into a search engine and find out who owns that number.

  9. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? Learn about internet scams and how you can protect yourself.

  10. Rejection hotline - Wikipedia

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    A rejection hotline is a phone number which delivers a pre-recorded message telling the caller that the caller is rejected by the person who gave the caller that number. This project was set up as a practical joke by Jeff Goldblatt in 2001.

  11. Protecting your AOL Account - AOL Help

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    The company running it could be fraudulent or the website could be fake. Ensure that you enter your banking or transaction details only on a secure site. Learn how to spot phishing and other scams. Before giving out personal information online, know who you're dealing with.