Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The fake AVG Subscription email below, which claims a payment for AVG Home Ultimate Protection has been processed successfully, is a scam. The fake email, which is spoofing an Intuit email address, is being sent by scammers attempting to trick their potential victims into making a fraudulent payment.
Recipients of the AVG Subscription scam are asked not to follow its instructions. They should delete it. Those who have already been tricked into sending or disclosing their financial information by the scam, are asked to contact their banks for help. They should inform their banks that they have unknowingly or were tricked into sending their credit card information to online scammers.
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I received this email today as well, 7/27/22. The number they gave me was (209) 690-7451, but I have yet to call it. Warned my family not to fall for it!
I received the same email and number only days after purchasing my Microsoft office download. So it seems they are targeting new subscription buyers. Because for a moment I thought did I accidentally purchase this protection when I download it my new Microsoft office 365. But I called the number after I blocked my number and a man sounded like he was at home trying to conduct business
I received this scam email yesterday (7/26) with this phone number (801) 895-4907 to call. I didn't give any info nor call the number, I just deleted it.
I received the scam email today, 07/26/2022. Called the phone number listed on the email (360) 851-4702. The person answered my call sounded like a foreigner. He asked me to download an app on my phone to get the money back. He told me that the app will connect me to their secured server so I might file a refund form. I declined to do so and filed a complaint at https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice instead. IC3 is part of the FBI group for internet scamming.
I got the email today knew it was a scam called him up and then called AVG up at the same time the guy got so mad at me he called me names said he was going to come find me etc etc long story short it was hilarious
It happened to me too, but I gave him some information. Now. I Know I have been scammed. I could never find where the money was paid.
I just received this scam today, 7/20/2022. I called in and spoke with a man who was in a very busy/loud room and sounded like he might have been from India, but that his name was Robert Nelson. He wanted my cell phone number and email which I refused to give.Scammers Suck!
