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The "Geek Squad Renewal" email below, which appears to have been sent from an Intuit address, is a scam. The fake email is being sent by online scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into calling them at the fake Geek Squad helpline number - 1-808-515-3770. Therefore, recipients are asked not to call the fake telephone number. The legit Geek Squad telephone number is 1-888-880-5019.
From: Intuit E-Commerce Service (quickbooks@notification.intuit.com)Subject: Invoice# GK-2598244 ~ Payment ConfimationGEEK~SQUADDear Customer,Thank you for your Subscription!Here is renewal confirmation of Your Invoice No : #GK-2598244.We have successfully renewed your service.Review your receipt and get started using your product.For any assistance call us on 1~808~515~3770Product - Quantity - Term - PriceComputer Protection - 1 - 3 Years - 325.99 USDInvoiceNo: #GK-2598244Date: 04/21/2022Total: 325.99 USDThe amount has been already charged and will show up within 24 hours in your bank statement. If you wish to cancel your subscription and claim for your refund then call us on 1~808~515~3770 make sure your computer is on when you call.Sincerely,GEEK~SQUAD1-808-515-3770To view attachmentOpen the attached PDF file. You must have Acrobat® Reader® installed to view the attachment.
From: Intuit E-Commerce Service (quickbooks@notification.intuit.com)
Subject: Invoice# GK-2598244 ~ Payment Confimation
GEEK~SQUAD
Dear Customer,
Thank you for your Subscription!
Here is renewal confirmation of Your Invoice No : #GK-2598244.
We have successfully renewed your service.
Review your receipt and get started using your product.
For any assistance call us on 1~808~515~3770
Product - Quantity - Term - Price
Computer Protection - 1 - 3 Years - 325.99 USD
InvoiceNo: #GK-2598244
Date: 04/21/2022
Total: 325.99 USD
The amount has been already charged and will show up within 24 hours in your bank statement. If you wish to cancel your subscription and claim for your refund then call us on 1~808~515~3770 make sure your computer is on when you call.
Sincerely,
1-808-515-3770
To view attachment
Open the attached PDF file. You must have Acrobat® Reader® installed to view the attachment.
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878–230-9010 is being used by scammers.
I got one from Intuit E-commerce service stating I was charged for a 3 year subscription and to contact Best Buy Total Tech at 1-802-383-6390.
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Got a similar email but it doesn't mention "geek squad." The sender's name is "Nathaniel Billing~Dept" and the ostensible billing amount is $379.99. The phone number given is 973~607~3182.Something worth noting is that the "to:" and "CC:" fields both contain several addresses. Any time you get a questionable billing-related email, always look at the header to see if there are multiple recipients. No legitimate billing email would ever do this. It would always be sent to you privately. I suspect scammers do this intentionally so they don't waste time with anyone savvy enough to notice. They want calls from "easy marks."
Hello All,I figured I would update the scam list for this. The call back number from mine is 1-802-234-1736. Have a great day.
808-215-3337 is another number
808.501.2323 is another number
Today (2-14-2023) I received 3 emails similar to the above but with the phone number 1 802 549 6034. I went ahead and made a fake google number and called. It immediately took me to a call center rep with no bot or intro. I gave the rep my invoice number and he then directed me to a screen share website(only used by scammers and not geek squad). I asked him if he then told me to get my bank creds ready. I called him out and he told me to F*** off and hung up.
I recieved 3 emails today with this scam saying it’s charging me $349.99 for an annual fee for Intuit through Best Buy Geek Squad. It says my payment was successful but clearly it’s a scam because I’ve never had anything from geek squad and based on this I now know it is a scam. The number they said to contact was different than what other people noted. This is the number they put on the invoice:802-549-6034
I received an email from intuit, geek squad, saying that day auto who removed my $349 I think it was from my bank account for renewal of my account with them. I have no account with any geek squad. Is this a scam I assume thank you.
The number told me to contact them was 802-215-0745
