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  2. Beware of fraudsters posing as government officials trying to ...

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    CISA advises you to hang up immediately when scammers ask for money and note their number. You can validate the contact by calling CISA at 844-SAY-CISA (844-729-2472) or report it to law enforcement.

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

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    Learn what to do if you get scammed, from contacting your bank and credit bureaus to reporting the crime. This web page does not provide AOL customer fraud service phone number or contact information.

  4. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

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    Scammers know how to fake a phone number Kerskie describes a scam where a client received a spoof call from what he thought was his daughter’s phone. The caller claimed his daughter was in ...

  5. Internet Crime Complaint Center - Wikipedia

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    The IC3 is a division of the FBI that collects and analyzes data on Internet-facilitated criminal activity. It also notifies law enforcement agencies and provides public awareness of online crimes such as fraud, scams, thefts, and more.

  6. 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.

  7. Scam - Wikipedia

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    The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) of the FBI received 847,376 reports in 2021 with a reported loss of money of $6.9 billion in the US alone. [9] The Global Anti Scam Alliance annual Global State of Scam Report, stated that globally $47.8 billion was lost and the number of reported scams increased from 139 million in 2019 to 266 million ...

  8. Americans aged 60 plus lost over $1.6B to crypto scams in ...

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    In 2023, 16,806 Americans aged 60 and older contacted the Internet Crime Complaint Center to report they had fallen victim to scams. The total loss? A staggering $1,648,455,748. Sadly, all of ...

  9. Strip search phone call scam - Wikipedia

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    A series of incidents where a man called restaurants or stores, claiming to be a police officer, and asked managers to conduct humiliating acts on employees or customers. David Richard Stewart was arrested in 2004 for one of the calls, but was acquitted despite phone cards and video evidence.