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AOL should intercept and report them to the government authorities.

As a user, I want to forward such mails to AOL for their action. Why is AOL so passive with this matter?]]>Jul 16th 2008 6:23AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/http://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/
Fortunately most of them give themselves away. It's nice to know that PayPal is protecting my account and that I need to update my information - IF in fact I actually had a pay pal account. It's the same thing with the email from my 'bank' - they never seem to get the right bank, and I've already confirmed with MY bank that they won't ever ask for that type of information by email OR phone call, they'll call and ask me to come in the bank if there's really a problem.]]>Jul 16th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/http://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/
If your unsure, just type into the mainpage of the website, and log in.]]>Jul 16th 2008 11:09AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/http://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/Jul 16th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/http://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/As far as AOL is concerned, they have no way to know that these are scams. The scammers forge the email, including the "from" address and look completely genuine. The scammers know how to bypass your browser's screening by using such subjects as "job offer" or "urgent".or misspelling, for example "v!agra" or v i a g r a. ]]>Jul 16th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/http://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/Jul 16th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/http://www.switched.com/2008/07/16/top-10-e-mail-scams-5/Jul 18th 2008 1:22AM