[noslices1]

Originally Posted by BaylorBear

Got this piece of crap in my email today:

Invoice No: A20451278541N
Dear Customer,
Your Subscription for Norton Antivirus Protection has been successfully renewed & Updated. The Debited Amount from your account will be reflected within the next 24 TO 48 HOURS on your A/C statement.
Billed To
Invoice Number: A20451278541N
Renewal Date: May 05 2021
Description Quantity Amount Total
Annual Membership Plan Service 1 USD $449.99 USD $449.99

Subtotal USD $449.99
Sales Tax USD $0.00
Total USD $449.99
**If you wish to cancel this Membership then please feel free to contact our Billing Department as soon as possible**
You can reach us at +1 (833) 328 0756



Thanks,
Norton Team

We've never used this software! I decided to call their number and it was an auto transfer to advise me that all operators were busy and put me on hold for 10 minutes and then got a recorded "Good-bye". Crap like this is so annoying!!!

That “833” area code may be one of those numbers that bill your phone $10.00 or $20.00 per minute. Check your phone company to see if that’s the case. Good luck and in the future, just delete or trash anything you know is fake. They can’t do anything if you don’t respond.

[Pdesensi]

I also received that same message. Also received a message from Netflix. Was also spam as the typing in the message did not have consistent lettering and not the official Netflix logo. Beware

[Rzepecki]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Yes somehow they think we are dumb enough to pay for the paper we use to print their bills. Some at least take off a buck or so when you do this but most allow you to pay the same price.

Save filing space, etc. by not printing the bill, but saving the pdf version in a file on your computer. That’s the point of going paperless.

[davephan]

Never blindly believe that the correct telephone numbers are listed in emails. Always look up telephone numbers independently on the Internet. That way you can avoid calling a scammer, who will scam you out of money, and/or steal your identity.

The best way to protect yourself from the malware, extortionware, and viruses is to replace your Windows computers with an Apple Mac computer. Windows computers are full of holes and are very vulnerable and susceptible to malware, extortionware, and viruses, compared to Mac computers. The Mac operating system is dramatically more intelligently designed. The Mac computers cost significantly more than the Windows computers, but they are dramatically more trouble free and they last longer.

[EdFNJ]

SIMPLY GOOGLE THE PHONE NUMBER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Google can often be your best friend. Those numbers could also be a "call and you pay" number like 900 numbers were and they keep you on hold to create a billing to your carrier since you did place the call..

833-328-0756 / 8333280756 Got 6 Reports

Scam re Defender AutoRenewall - Microsoft Community

and more ...................................

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by BaylorBear

Got this piece of crap in my email today:

Invoice No: A20451278541N
Dear Customer,
Your Subscription for Norton Antivirus Protection has been successfully renewed & Updated. The Debited Amount from your account will be reflected within the next 24 TO 48 HOURS on your A/C statement.
Billed To
Invoice Number: A20451278541N
Renewal Date: May 05 2021
Description Quantity Amount Total
Annual Membership Plan Service 1 USD $449.99 USD $449.99

Subtotal USD $449.99
Sales Tax USD $0.00
Total USD $449.99
**If you wish to cancel this Membership then please feel free to contact our Billing Department as soon as possible**
You can reach us at +1 (833) 328 0756



Thanks,
Norton Team

We've never used this software! I decided to call their number and it was an auto transfer to advise me that all operators were busy and put me on hold for 10 minutes and then got a recorded "Good-bye". Crap like this is so annoying!!!

In the last 2 yrs. I’ve got Norton & now Trend both I thought were good Anti Virus Protection but both in loading instructions they wanted me to give my credit card # for the following yr. to renew my subscription & if you didn’t want it next yr. they wanted me to call them & listen to their Robo answering machine for 15 mins. to get it deleted. I called them both right away & told them that they had a 30 day money back guarantee, NO questions asked. So I told them I wanted my money back, guess what they said I didn’t need to call them next yr. Problem Solved!!! But in your case, yes I think you were scammed.

[loweglor]

Check your bank account and credit cards to make sure it wasn't identity theft.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

No, it's part of the scam. This scam only works if they get you to call their number. $150 may be about right and might not catch someone's eye. However, if you think you are about to be charged $450 then you are more likely to call to get it straightened out. Once you call them they know they have you and can start getting information from you.

The funny thing is being put on hold and hung up on - the scammers aren't going to get much with that technique.

They have plenty from you about that now.

They know:
Your phone number is a valid phone number, and someone on the other end of it is able to make phone calls out, and they can now call that number and know someone is likely to answer it.

They know:
Your phone number belongs to a person who they sent a scam e-mail to, which means you are likely to be made a victim in the future (because people who know in advance it's a scam, wouldn't call that number).

If your e-mail address is similar to the name people get from caller ID when you call them on the phone, they know exactly who you are now. They have your e-mail address, and they've matched it to the name on your caller ID. From there, they can find out ALLLLLLLLL kinds of information just from those two pieces of information.


They can then SELL that information, and the fact that it has all been verified by them as being true, to any scam artist who wants to rip you off.

[GOLFER54]

I say send them the money 😀

[caljeff]

I received a similar note from "Amazon" indicating that a $779 order for an Apple Iphone is pending my approval. I did what was suggested in this thread and ignored it. However; I did check my Amazon pending orders just to be safe; nothing.