Aol update scam

You should also tighten up your email security settings, adding two factor authentication, and notify your financial institutions that your email has been compromised. Be very careful out there - these hackers are good at what they do, and these types of attacks are on the rise.

It's much better to avoid the scam than to have to clean up after it! Learn more from Julie! Patch Mayors are trusted local users who help moderate the Patch platform by promoting good local stories and flagging unwanted content. To learn more, click here. Community Corner Scam of the Month Colleen M.

Sullivan , Patch Mayor. Posted Tue, Nov 2, at pm ET. Computer Courtesy Image. Medfield's Computer Mom, Julie Marto, shares her thoughts Find out what's happening in Medfield with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go! Legitimate companies or financial institutions are very unlikely to request such information via an unsolicited email.

Any such request messages should be treated with suspicion. Do not log in to your online accounts by clicking a link in an unsolicited email. Moreover, when logging into your account, always ensure that the page is a secure https site. No legitimate service provider will ever ask for login or other personal information via an unsecure http rather than https webpage. Criminals all around the world continue to use phishing as a means of stealing money and personal information from unsuspecting Internet users.

The page displays a form asking users to enter their login details, before redirecting them to the standard AOL login page as the credentials make their way to the scammers. As always, we suggest you to independently verify the authenticity of all emails asking for your usernames or password by contacting the support channel of the respective service.

While this AOL scam seems to be an exception for both its approach and target, phishing scams meanwhile have been employing innovative means to trick users into handing out their login credentials, including the user of morse code. AOL offers Tech support to our members to keep your online life running smoothly, and your information protected. Unfortunately there are third party vendors who advertise that they can, and will, resolve any of your AOL related technical issues.

Third party vendors charge for their services, and are not endorsed or recommended by AOL.