Question posted by Jjturpin on March 5th, 2014

I Received An Email Saying I Need To Upgrade My. Information And Asked For My Cr

Credit card number. Is this a scam? Why do you need my credit card number? I thought EMail was free.

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Answer #1: Posted by SoCalWoman on March 5th, 2014 11:53 PM
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You are wise to not comply with the Aol message you received as this is likely not a rep from AOL. This seems very suspicious and is likely someone hoping you will innocently provide for him/her.

I suggest you disregard the email altogether


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