by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 5, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email presently circulating that attempts to lure you into clicking on a link in order to continue using your AOL account. Millions of people still use AOL. One reason for this is that you get greater email privacy...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 6, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Millions of people still use AOL and so scammers and identity thieves often send out phishing emails that appear to come from AOL, such as the one reproduced below. The logo and format of this particular email that is presently circulating is quite poor. Compare it...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 12, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although it is nowhere near as popular as it once was, America Online (AOL) is still used for email by more than 2.5 million people and that means that it will be a target for identity thieves and hackers who are constantly sending out new “phishing”...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Everyone uses email which is why emails from identity thieves posing as your email provider are a constant threat. Below is a copy of an email that I recently received from an identity thief. DO NOT CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS. This phony email follows a familiar...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 27, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s scam of the day is a common one. This one involves an email purporting to be from AOL, but similar types of scam email are sent by identity thieves posing as representatives of many other companies. The essence of the email is that the billing...
