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Find out what to do if you suspect your account was spoofed. Spoofing happens when someone sends emails making it look like it they were sent from your account. In reality, the emails are sent through a spoofer's non-AOL server. They show your address in the "From" field to trick people into opening them and potentially infecting their accounts ...

• Phishing - an attempt by scammers to pose as a legitimate company or individual to steal someone's personal information, usernames, passwords, or other account information. • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s ...

If you think your account has been compromised, follow the steps listed below to secure it. 1. Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated.

Even though spam attacks typically end in about a week, there are things you can do to manage it. • Mark spam and mailing lists. • Create filters to keep your inbox clear. • Create strong and unique passwords for your accounts. • Check credit card and bank statements for illegitimate transactions.

4. Use an alternate email address moving forward. Fun fact, Gmail doesn’t recognize periods in email addresses so anything sent to janedoe@gmail.com, jane.doe@gmail.com and j.a.n.e.d.o.e@gmail ...

When we send you important emails, we'll mark the message with a small blue AOL icon between the sender and subject of the email. Additionally, when you open the message, you'll see the "Official Mail" banner above the details of the message. If you get a message that seems like it's from AOL, but it doesn't have those 2 indicators, it's a fake ...