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Scamming - Fraud
Recipients of fake "Advanced System Repair" emails like the one below are asked not to follow the instructions in them. The link in the fake and fraudulent emails, which are being sent by online scammers, goes to a website that requests credit card and personal information for payment for a fake service.
From: Advanced System Repair <contact@reminderspoint.com>Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 02:49Subject: [Warning] Your subscription is on holdHi [name removed],Your Advanced System Repair will expire on Dec 28, 2019Your Advanced System Repair subscription is now on hold.What do I need to do?You can reactivate your subscription for a special price. There won't be any break between subscription periods – the new one will pick up right where the old one left off.Advanced System Repair
From: Advanced System Repair <contact@reminderspoint.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 02:49
Subject: [Warning] Your subscription is on hold
Hi [name removed],
Your Advanced System Repair will expire on Dec 28, 2019
Your Advanced System Repair subscription is now on hold.
What do I need to do?
You can reactivate your subscription for a special price. There won't be any break between subscription periods – the new one will pick up right where the old one left off.
Advanced System Repair
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Here is another scam - Forwarded message - From: Advanced System Repair Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 at 02:49 Subject: [Warning] Your subscription is on hold Hi Barry Miller, Your Advanced System Repair will expire on January 4th, 2019 Your Advanced System Repair subscription is now on hold. What do I need to do? You can reactivate your subscription for a special price. There won't be any break between subscription periods – the new one will pick up right where the old one left off. Advanced System Repair