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canetoad

(18,465 posts)
14. If you search for
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 03:46 PM
Jun 2021

"Norton LifeLock Scam" there is plenty of info. Glad you picked it up in time.


I wanted to pass along this message to let your readers know of a new and incredibly convincing fake Norton email renewal scam involving Norton Antivirus and Lifelock.

I received two emails today (from two different email addresses) with a special promotion to 'upgrade' my Norton Antivirus and Lifelock with an enticing 67% discount off the retail price. The emails are incredibly convincing, unless of course you are knowledgeable enough to realize it's a scam.

If you click on a link to read more or to buy the product, it will lead you to a page where you'll give up your personal information, phone number, and/or credit card. What happens next is that an Indian tech support scammer will call you on the phone stating that there was an error with your form input on their website, then they will ask for remote access to the machine - this has already been reported on Norton's web forums, and is similar to what you described in the Expert4Help.com review.

Once they're in the machine, they'll install malware, download all your financial information (read: drain your bank accounts) and install remote access backdoors to propagate more scams. This will continue on indefinitely until you either run out of money, or wise up. "

More.....https://www.infopackets.com/news/10641/scammed-fake-norton-antivirus-lifelock-heres-what-do

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