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McAfee Email Scam Renewal - Total Protection Automatic Subscription

McAfee Email Scam Renewal - Total Protection Automatic Subscription

Scammers are sending thousands of Mcafee email scams to potential victims. The Mcafee scam emails claim that subscriptions need renewing or that renewal payment methods have failed, and ask people to re-enter them. The scams are very convincing emails, using McAfee's company logo and similar text to their official mailing emails. They are very repetitive, often with false but dire warnings of your computer not being protected or vulnerable to any number of virus and hacker threats. In reality, these emails are the threats.

A Mcafee Email Scam

 Mcafee Renewal Email Scam

Scammers and hackers are targeting Mcafee's brand, as it is a protection package often pre-installed on many new PCs and laptops, and many people leave it on by default.

Do not enter your bank or card details under any circumstances, as thousands of people worldwide have already lost millions collectively, and your bank account or credit cards could be next.

It is much safer to use the application on your PC/laptop (if you use McAfee) to check your current subscription status. That will tell you how many days you have left of your annual usage, and you can link from the installed app to a genuine and secure payment page.

Some emails are also offering technical support to connect to your computer to supposedly 'help' you install new versions of McAfee.

Do not answer those connection requests or respond to phone calls as these hackers can take control of your computer and steal your data. Or they can encrypt it, and will then demand money for unlocking it, with no guarantee that they will.

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Feb 22, 2022 at 7:26 AM by
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I received this scam:

"From: _donotreply_
Date: 2/18/22 6:53 AM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: 653543543__Upgrade Processed

Dear Customer,                                                                                 Order # 03983-J39
Your subscription with McAfee has been renewed today. Amount has been directly debited from your Bank Account and it will reflect in your account statement within 24-48 hours.
If you are happy with McAfee services. Don't forget to give a feedback.

Product Details:
McAfee® Total Protection
Quantity: 1
Tenure: 1 year
Renewal Amount: $279.90 (for 1 PC)

If you do not wish to renew the subscription please contact our cancellation department immediately and get back your refund - 

Terms and Conditions:
The payment has been cleared and will appear in the accounts statement within 24-48 hours. You are receiving this notice because you are enrolled with McAfee® Total Protection & your subscription has been auto-renewed. However, if you do not wish to continue with the service or want a refund of this amount. Kindly contact our helpline number"

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