The fake AVG Technologies Subscription Renewal email below, which claims the recipients' have been charged for an automatic renewal, is a scam. The fake email is being sent by scammers attempting to trick their potential victims into making fraudulent payments.
The AVG Technologies Subscription Renewal Scam Email
Subject: AVG Technologies - Subscription Renewal
From: AVG Technologies no.reply@avg.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 9:25 PM
Your subscription has been renewed
Dear,
Your AVG subscription has been automatically renewed, and you have been charged the amount below.
Order details
Order number: 113655376800
Product Name Price
AVG Internet Security
For 1 PC. Subscription billed yearly until canceled
License Number: GWC3FB-***
$75.99
Automatically renewed until: September 30, 2023
Payment details
Card ending: ****************
Subtotal: $75.99
Tax: $5.13
Total: $81.12
To retrieve your invoice, please click here.
Your credit card statement will show “*DRI*AVG Technologies” for this purchase.
Billing address
Activation
If you were sent a license number in this confirmation e-mail (check above), please reactivate your product by following instructions in this article: Activating AVG.
AVG MyAccount
If you have any questions about your order, please visit your AVG Account.
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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.