{"id":2909,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2909"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Still-Using-AOL-Email?-Keep-an-Eye-Out-For-These-Phishing-Scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2909","title":{"rendered":"Still Using AOL Email? Keep an Eye Out For These Phishing Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Right now, AOL email users need to watch for fake &#8220;Assistant Message&#8221; emails purporting to be from AOL help. The emails cite a supposed \u00a0account problem and suggest that you access more information by following \u00a0a \u00a0link \u00a0to the AOL Help website.<\/p>\n<p>However, the emails are not from AOL. Instead, they are phishing scams designed to harvest your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p><em>Report continued below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Mid Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"3131703035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you follow the link as instructed, you will be taken to a \u00a0fraudulent website that hosts a fake AOL sign in form.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you will be taken to a fake AOL &#8220;Manage My Account&#8221; form that asks for your credit card details as well as your social security number, your date of birth, and your name and contact information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7134\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/still-using-aol-email-keep-an-eye-out-for-these-phishing-scams\/aol-help-phishing-email\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,778\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aol-help-phishing-email\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email-300x292.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7134\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email.jpg\" alt=\"AOL Help Phishing Scam Fake Form\" width=\"800\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email-768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email-500x486.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aol-help-phishing-email-585x569.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After you hit the &#8220;Update&#8221; button on the fake form, you&#8217;ll see a new web page that claims that something went wrong and your login was unsuccessful. You&#8217;ll then be instructed to click a link to &#8220;try again&#8221;.  \u00a0The link redirects you to the genuine AOL website.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, however, the criminals \u00a0operating the scam can collect the information you supplied and use it to hijack your AOL account, make purchases with your credit card, and, possibly, steal your identity as well.<\/p>\n<p>If one of these <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-anti-phishing-information\/\">phishing scam emails<\/a> \u00a0come your way, do not follow any links or open any attachments that it contains.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/still-using-aol-email-keep-an-eye-out-for-these-phishing-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/still-using-aol-email-keep-an-eye-out-for-these-phishing-scams\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right now, AOL email users need to watch for fake &#8220;Assistant Message&#8221; emails purporting to be from AOL help. 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