
Scammed by Fake Norton Antivirus, Lifelock? Here's What to Do Lifelock scam email that Daniel received. Thanks Daniel for the heads up, and please share this post with friends!Ĭlick here to see an image of the Norton Antivirus / Link which doesn't lead to Norton's website - and you can bet it's a scam. Over any of the links, your email program should show you the real webĪddress (URL) of the link once it's clicked.
The fourth tell are the links in the email. Similar to the tech support scams you've mentioned already. Likely be speaking with Indian tech support scammers, and they'll try to sell you years worth of 'protection,' then scam you again only a few weeks or months later when they find 'something else' wrong with your machine. They ask you to call 1-833-NORTON8 ( as seen in the The only way to realize where the email is comingįrom is to place the mouse over top of the 'From' field to reveal the true sending address, or to view the email message headers in their entirety. First, the sender's email address is completely bogus. There is a slew of 'tells' in the emails I received that reveal this is a scam: How to Tell if an Email 'Offer' is Actually a Scam I will call you back as soon as possible. If you need help ASAP, send me anĮmail and don't forget to leave your phone Scammers into your machine, you are at risk of having your bank accounts drainedĪnd/or identity theft. Update 20200116: I'm getting a lot of emailsįrom folks asking for help on this. This will continue on indefinitely until you either run out of money, or wise Malware, download all your financial information (read: drain your bankĪccounts) and install remote access backdoors to propagate more scams. Once they're in the machine, they'll install
this has already been reported on Norton's web forums, and is similar to what Scammer will call you on the phone stating that there was an error with yourįorm input on their website, then they will ask for remote access to the machine To a page where you'll give up your personal information, phone number, and/or credit card. If you click on a link to read more or to buy the product, it will lead you The emails are incredibly convincing, unless of course you are knowledgeable enough to realize it's a scam. With an enticing 67% discount off the retail price. I received two emails today (from two different email addresses) with a special promotion to 'upgrade' my Norton Antivirus and Lifelock Incredibly convincing fake Norton email renewal scam involving Norton Antivirus and Lifelock. I wanted to pass along this message to let your readers know of a new and