"Squarespace Website Auto-renew" Scams

Squarespace Website Auto-renew Scams

Squarespace customers who have received fake "auto-renew" emails like the one below, which claim their websites are set to auto-renew, are asked not to click on the links in them. This is because we have noticed that scammers are currently sending out fake Squarespace emails which have links that go to phishing websites that steal online account usernames and passwords.

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Squarespace customers should always go directly to www.squarespace.com and sign into their accounts from there. If there is something that they need to do, they will be notified after signing in.

A "Squarespace Domains Expiration" Scam

From: Squarespace <buisness@marcuswtaylor.com>

Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 11:45 AM

Subject: Update Your Billing Information

Squarespace

ACCOUNT STATUS

Hi ,

As a friendly reminder, your Squarespace website is set to auto-renew on March 03, 2018. Here are the details:

WEBSITE:

YOUR PLAN:

$19.00

CARD:

If you would like to keep your site online and accept the above-referenced credit card charge, no further action is required. To use a different card, please update your billing information before the renewal date.

UPDATE YOUR BILLING INFORMATION

You can cancel your subscription or disable auto-renewal at any time from your Billing panel, or by contacting Customer Care.

If you have any questions, our award-winning Customer Care Team is available 24/7 at support.squarespace.com.

BLOG • HELP & SUPPORT • ANSWERS • CONTACT US • TWITTER • INSTAGRAM

Squarespace, Inc. 225 Varick Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10014

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The link in the fake email goes to the following phishing website:

  • hxxps://squspacer.com/sqsso/squar

Squarespace customers who have already been scammed are asked to contact Squarespace for help.

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Apr 29, 2018 at 8:55 AM by
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Here is another scam: - Forwarded message - From: "Squarespace" Sent: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 2:12 Subject: Reconfirm your Account Details Squarespace DOMAINS Thank you for choosing Squarespace Domains We've successfully processed the registration of your domain Your domain Renews on Apr 30, 2018 for $20.00 To ensure uninterrupted service, your subscription will be set to continuous auto-renewal payments of $20.00 per year, with your next payment due on Apr 30, 2018. You can cancel your subscription or disable auto-renewal at any time from your Billing panel, or by contacting Customer Care.

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