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

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    What phone number can I call to report a spam call? You can call 888-382-1222 or visit DoNotCall.gov to report spam calls, telemarketers or robo-callers. Are 877 numbers spam?

  3. How to identify a scam call before you're taken advantage of

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    The best move here is to simply not answer the phone when you’re getting a call from a strange number—and especially a strange area code. Your phone isn’t the only place that people will try ...

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

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    Always use a strong password with a combination of letters, numbers and special symbols. Register for two-factor authentication if a website lets you do so. The scammer may not attempt to breach ...

  5. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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    Reports on the purported scam are an Internet hoax, first spread on social media sites in 2017. While the phone calls received by people are real, the calls are not related to scam activity. According to some news reports on the hoax, victims of the purported fraud receive telephone calls from an unknown person who asks, "Can you hear me?"

  6. SSA impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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    An SSA impersonation scam, or SSA scam, is a class of telecommunications scam targeting citizens of the United States by impersonating Social Security Administration employees. SSA scams are typically initiated through pre-recorded messages, or robocalls , that use social engineering to make victims panic and ensure they follow instructions ...

  7. 3 Ways to Spot a Scam | U.S. Department of Education

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    You Don’t Have to Pay for Help with Your Student Loans! You’re at home about to start cooking (or microwaving, no judgment here) dinner when you get a phone call from an unknown number. The person on the other end of the line is promising to help you pay off all of your student loans. Continue Reading. The post 3 Ways to Spot a Scam ...

  8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    [24] [25] The pop-up instructs the victim to call the scammers via a phone number to fix the "error". Technical support scams can also be initiated via cold calls . These are usually robocalls which claim to be associated with a legitimate third party such as Microsoft or Apple .

  9. Avoid Answering Calls from These Area Codes: Scam Phone ... - AOL

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    721 — Sint Maarten. 758 — St. Lucia. 767 — Dominica. 784 — St. Vincent and Grenadines. 809, 829, and 849 — The Dominican Republic. 868 — Trinidad and Tobago. 869 — St. Kitts and ...