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NORTON ANTIVIRUS RENEWALS HOW TO
Guide: how to get your money back after a scam If you think you may have fallen victim to a phishing email, let your bank know what’s happened straight away. You can report phishing email attempts to Action Fraud or you can send them on directly to the National Cyber Security Centre at. We reached out to McAfee but it did not respond. We encourage consumers to be vigilant and monitor for phishing attempts, where, commonly, cybercriminals attempt to take advantage of the trusted reputation built by companies and public bodies, to try and trick and defraud consumers.Īny NortonLifeLock customer with a concern should contact our customer support teams, while we also provide helpful tips and techniques for identifying and reporting phishing on our website.” “NortonLifeLock is a trusted name in consumer Cyber Safety. When we made Norton aware of the email a spokesperson confirmed that the email did not originate from them, they said: They want you to think that your devices are unprotected and vulnerable.īoth McAfee and Norton have dedicated pages on their websites informing people of the potential scam emails out there claiming to be from them. These emails are trying to convince people that they have these antivirus products and that they need to be renewed to protect your device. It also grossly inflates the cost of subscription: it quotes $542.68 (almost £400) – the actual UK cost of Norton 360 protection is £124.99 for an annual subscription. The Norton scam email was sent from a personal email address and uses the wrong currency. They’re absent of official logos or branding and are poorly written, making them easier to spot. Luckily, these emails aren’t as sophisticated as others we’ve seen, but they still pose a threat. This is partly an attempt to trick you into contacting the scammers using the details at the bottom of the email. Devoid of colour and any official branding, it uses the format of a payment invoice, claiming that your subscription has been automatically renewed and updated. On the other hand, the fake Norton Antivirus email is a bit more canny.
The McAfee renewal phishing email tells people their subscription has expired and that they ‘strongly recommend renewing your McAfee subscription to keep your privacy online and protect your communications.’ We’ve seen copies of both so you know exactly what to watch out for. The emails ask you to click through on links in order to ‘renew the subscriptions’. A familiar phishing scam has returned: scammers are trying their luck at convincing people they need to renew antivirus protection they didn’t know they had.įake emails posing as McAfee and Norton Antivirus informing people that their subscription is at an end and needs renewing are currently circulating.
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