"Renewing McAfee Subscription by Antivirus Specialist Team" Scam

I fell for the same scam and they got me for $49.95.

"It looked so real!" Fortunately, when I received the confirmation email, I contacted my credit card company that night and they did their investigation and my $ was refunded. Please check with your credit card company, perhaps they'll do the same for you. Good luck!

Email I received. I got a pop-up that stated that muy McAfee would expire today They charge me 45 dollars. They neve called back.
Their email below:
"Antivirus Specialist Team
Thank you for renewing McAfee subscription with us. Though your McAfee Subscription has been activated, your card has not been charged yet. We will initiate the charge within 24 hours.
This subscription covers multiple device protection. If your PC does not have Antivirus Protection please call below number. Our experienced security engineers would install AV protection with Internet Firewall absolutely free:
833-809-8326
We would like to help you protect your PC, so everything runs as desired - 100% free!
How it works:
1. Our experienced team of technicians will gladly do the work. Call our toll free number now: 833-809-8326
2. Together with you we enable the activation of the software on your PC - guaranteed safe and comfortable. Quite simply by phone.
3. We install antivirus security and activate Internet Firewall immediately and secure your PC - 100% free of charge.
If you have questions about this purchase please reply to this email or for immediate assistance call us on: 833-809-8326.
Please Note:
If you don"t need you Antivirus Subscription renewed and have made this purchase in error, you may cancel it at any time by by contacting Customer Service. You can contact the customer service team by simply replying to this email.
Ensuring best service to you always.
Best Regards,
Antivirus Specialist Team"
They got my credit card number. I called back and they told me they would sent me an email to cancel the order.

Cancel your card and get a new one to prevent further unwanted charges.

Here is another scam - Original Message - From: "Windows Repair" To: "Windows Repair" Sent: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:55:46 0000 Subject: McAfee Urgent Reminder Do not leave your device unprotected against the latest threats. Renew your subscription now to stay protected. Click on : RENEW NOW! Good for 12 months. Premium antivirus, identity and privacy protection for your PCs, Macs, smartphones, and tablets—all in one subscription! Identity Theft Protection* Award-Winning Antivirus, now with Ransom Guard Safe Web Browsing Our cloud-based threat analysis keeps you protected against viruses, now including ransomware, without slowing you down. McAfee and the McAfee logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of McAfee, LLC or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright ©2019 McAfee, LLC

I provided my VISA information thinking I was paying the $39.99 renewal fee. Afterwards, I was a little suspicious and thought it could have been a scam. What can I do now?

I did the same thing then checked my contract and its good for another half year. I cancelled my card and wrote them to cancel my subscription... Hope I was fast enough.

Keep checking your credit card statement and dispute any fraudulent charge with your bank.

Similar experience. Pop-up window on computer said my MacAfee anti-virus software had expired. I submitted credit card information to renew. This prompted a second pop-up window prompting me to call 833-816-9593 to activate the software. I checked the number online and discovered that the original expiration notice and follow-up phonecall request were bogus. Do not respond - scam!

Number came to my email after I had mistakenly "bought McAfee renewal. It stated I expired on 2019 when in fact, it expires in 2020. Scam

This same email came to us. However, they have changed the phone number. I called that number and they said they cannot cancel without us sending the email back and responding to them that way. The number is 833-816-9593. He asked if it had been installed when I told him to remove it. I said the letter states it has but it is not there. then I got the same speech that I would have to go to the computer and let them remove it while I was logged on and could watch them. I did not do that. I just hung up and told my credit card company not to pay the charge.
My husband has dementia and can no longer determine what is valid and what is not.