The scammers are on the hunt looking to part vulnerable senior citizens from your money.
Scammers buy e-mail delivered scams from other scammers - ones that have already worked. Scammers buy real e-mail address that have been hacked from e-mail address books, like AOL, Yahoo. Then the scammers “run” their scams.
These scams are often received in your e-mail inbox or junk folder. You may receive several a day. The e-mails alert you that your protection or support service from Norton, McAfee, or Geek Squad has expired and your credit card has been charged $299 / $399 / $ more. Chances are you do not even have that protection service now! The e-mail gives you a toll-free number to dispute the charge.
DO NOT CALL. DELETE THE E-MAIL. The e-mail is a scam. Should you call the number, the scammer talks to you, talks their way into your computer, and tries to up-sell their support services to you. They then input malware on your computer to snoop and steal your identity.
Beware of these e-mail scammers.
I am committed to protect your computers at an affordable price. Thank you for trusting me to keep your computers healthy. Contact us at 239-567-0104 to renew your protection software, to join our monthly training program “Learn Computer 101”, or to schedule computer and printer help. Be well.
By Linda Lindquist, January 16, 2023 https://www.computerandinternethelp.com/contact-us
