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2. Scammers impersonating FTC agents are averaging $7,000 per ...

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   In 2022, the FTC received 197,573 complaints about scammers pretending to be government agents, and last year that number rose to 228,282. Scams, generally speaking, remain a growing problem.

3. I was scammed. Here's how you can avoid what I went through - AOL

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   A recent report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) listed the Top 10 companies U.S. consumers reported scammers impersonated last year. People just like me lost more than $200 million to ...

4. 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 ...

5. National Do Not Call Registry - Wikipedia

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   The law established the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry in order to facilitate compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. A guide by FTC addresses a number of cases. Registration for the Do-Not-Call list began on June 27, 2003, and enforcement started on October 1, 2003.

6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • 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.

7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   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.

8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   Scammers target a variety of people, though research by Microsoft suggests that millennials (defined by Microsoft as age 24-37) and people part of generation Z (age 18-23) have the highest exposure to tech support scams and the Federal Trade Commission has found that seniors (age 60 and over) are more likely to lose money to tech support scams.

9. Is that a scam? How to recognize and report fraudulent behavior

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   Visit identitytheft.gov if you shared sensitive information like your SSN. Complaints can be filed via the NJDCA website or via phone at 1-800-242-5846. Consumers can also report scams, potential ...