Norton and McAfee Computer Virus Renewals
I am constantly getting emails and texts to renew Norton virus protection as it expired. These are all scams because I have not had Norton for several years and these are not coming to the email account I did have with them. I changed my laptop and never put Norton on the new one. I do not have the same phone number as back then, either.
I’m sure it’s not just Norton that scammers are trying to trick you with – there are other companies that protect your computer and scammers will use those as well, like McAfee. The bulk of what I get are for Norton.
They are counting on you to panic that you have no protection on your device. If you act with emotion and not thinking it through, you’ll hit the renew button and give your payment information to a scam entity. Then they can get into your accounts and steal your money.
My dad responded to all email ads for “Norton” and such. He would click the links, then his computer would muck up, and he would call Norton (the right number for Norton) to get into his computer and fix the issues. At one point, he could not do anything with his computer, not even log in. When Norton got him back in, it was only limping along. He got an email telling him to have full access back he had to pay a ransom. At that point it was obvious they had access to everything on his computer and could do whatever they wanted with it. Dad did not have such amount of money, so Norton found ways to grant him access to the important things, but he never got further access to his emails. I tried to do a log in with security questions, but to know the last 3 people that sent him emails was a wild guess. In any case, we were relieved that he could not see his emails, so he’d not get sucked into more scams.
Do not fall for computer virus program renewals unless you log in independently from any website or link on the email or text. If you call the number you have in your contacts instead of one they send you, it will PR More Scam Articles Need Cash Now? Need a Lawsuit or Insurance Advance to Get By? Self-Improvement and Health Topics Below virus Is not a computer type virus - but Infect computers like the below Infects us.
I’m sure it’s not just Norton that scammers are trying to trick you with – there are other companies that protect your computer and scammers will use those as well, like McAfee. The bulk of what I get are for Norton.
They are counting on you to panic that you have no protection on your device. If you act with emotion and not thinking it through, you’ll hit the renew button and give your payment information to a scam entity. Then they can get into your accounts and steal your money.
My dad responded to all email ads for “Norton” and such. He would click the links, then his computer would muck up, and he would call Norton (the right number for Norton) to get into his computer and fix the issues. At one point, he could not do anything with his computer, not even log in. When Norton got him back in, it was only limping along. He got an email telling him to have full access back he had to pay a ransom. At that point it was obvious they had access to everything on his computer and could do whatever they wanted with it. Dad did not have such amount of money, so Norton found ways to grant him access to the important things, but he never got further access to his emails. I tried to do a log in with security questions, but to know the last 3 people that sent him emails was a wild guess. In any case, we were relieved that he could not see his emails, so he’d not get sucked into more scams.
Do not fall for computer virus program renewals unless you log in independently from any website or link on the email or text. If you call the number you have in your contacts instead of one they send you, it will PR More Scam Articles Need Cash Now? Need a Lawsuit or Insurance Advance to Get By? Self-Improvement and Health Topics Below virus Is not a computer type virus - but Infect computers like the below Infects us.