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It's easy to believe that you'd never fall for a scam—after all, spam texts about unpaid tolls, package deliveries, and job offers aren't particularly sophisticated and seem like obvious frauds. But ...

A fake Apple email about app-specific passwords claims a $2,990 PayPal charge and urges recipients to call a support number, but it is a phishing scam.

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Tech-support scams cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Seniors are particular targets of the crooks, sometimes losing their life savings. The scam often starts with a call, email, ...