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  2. This Is What an Amazon Email Scam Looks Like - AOL

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    In one common scam, you might receive a receipt and shipping confirmation for an Amazon order you never placed. Another type of email scam involves notifying you of a problem with your Amazon ...

  3. 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. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  4. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Viewing from web-based email - Emails from AOL will include icons that will indicate it is either Official mail or Certified mail, depending on the type of email you received. • Viewing from 3rd-party apps - The AOL icons won't appear in apps, even if the email is truly from us. Check the sender's email address without opening the email ...

  5. Digital Shopping Scams Rose 12% Between Thanksgiving and ...

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    The average incidence of suspected digital shopping fraud during the Cyber Five days -- the days from Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, through Cyber Monday, Nov. 27 -- was up a whopping 12% in the U.S ...

  6. The Black Friday, Cyber Monday scams to avoid this year - AOL

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    It is time for the annual tradition of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, with shoppers frantically competing to snag the best deals ahead of the busy holiday shopping season. However, the major ...

  7. Use AOL Certified Mail to confirm legitimate AOL emails

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    When you open the email, you'll also see the Certified Mail banner above the message details. When you get a message that seems to be from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, and it isn't alternatively marked as AOL Official Mail, it might be a fake email. Make sure you mark it as spam and don't click on any links in the email.

  8. What's a phishing scam? Cyber security experts break it down

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    The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that people lost a whopping $57 million to phishing schemes in just 2019 alone. It's not just money they're after: Scammers will also try to ...

  9. Email bomb - Wikipedia

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    Email bomb. On Internet usage, an email bomb is a form of net abuse that sends large volumes of email to an address to overflow the mailbox, [1] [2] overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted in a denial-of-service attack [3] or as a smoke screen to distract the attention from important email messages indicating a security breach. [4]