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2. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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   1860s. Jacob Young, William Abrams, and Nancy Clem ran what author Wendy Gamber argues, in her book The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age, was the first-ever Ponzi scheme. [ 1][ 2] In Munich, Germany, Adele Spitzeder founded the "Spitzedersche Privatbank" in 1869, promising an interest rate of 10 percent per month.

3. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications. Scammers and bad actors are always looking for ways to get personal info with malicious intent.

4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   The scam may extend to the creation of Web sites for the bogus brand, which usually sounds similar to that of a respected loudspeaker company. They will often place an ad for the speakers in the "For sale" Classifieds of the local newspaper, at the exorbitant price, and then show the mark a copy of this ad to "verify" their worth. [citation needed]

5. 5 Simple Steps for Spotting Scams Online - AOL

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   5. It requires an unusual payment. If you’re ever asked to pay for something in an odd or unfamiliar way, it could be a scam. Scammers often want to use payment methods that are difficult to ...

6. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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   An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money. The scammer then attempts to convince the victim to return the difference between the ...

7. How To Avoid Fake Check Scams - AOL

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   Check fraud or fake check scams work when a thief steals an account number to write fake checks in the account holder’s name and then tries to send the check or cash it fraudulently.

8. 3 Common Digital Transaction Scams: How You Can Avoid Them - AOL

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   TransUnion’s U.S. Consumer Pulse Q2 2023 found that over half (51%) of consumers reported being targeted with online, email, phone call or text message fraud. Nine percent of those who said they ...

9. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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   Advance-fee scam. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [ 1][ 2] If a victim makes the ...