We looked into these emails, which are in fact part of a known “phishing” operation aimed at tricking recipients into divulge private information. The phone number listed in some of the Norton scam emails was 76. We called the number knowing that the whole thing was a ruse. We were connected to a scammer who may have been located in a foreign call center. The scammer asked for the invoice number in the email.

The emails claimed that a payment had been successfully processed to renew a Norton subscription. However, this was nothing more than a fake set up for the scam. The goal for the scammers was for consumers to respond by email or phone to ask for a refund for the supposed Norton product renewal. The scammers eventually would ask for bank account or credit card details, claiming that a refund would be processed. In reality, they would take the financial information and attempt to steal funds.

Flashback to 2010 when it was more popular to buy McAfee and Norton security products in stores. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Norton Email Scam Example #2Īnother Norton scam email was from It mentioned Norton Total All Round Security. Payment successfull, Invoice DYU24012022LAM To restate, these email addresses and the phone number were all part of the scam and were not managed by Norton: One little red flag in the fake product name was the fact that the scammers chose the words “All Round” instead of “All Around.” Once again, was copied onto the email, and the same phone number was there too. Thank you for your interest in our products.

Please call our Experts for refund and settlement issue on +1 – ( 760 ) – ( 248 ) – 4214īILLING & SETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT Norton Email Scam Example #3 NORTON Total All Round Security In One year 1 $267.00 USD Auto Debit ITEM Finish Date Qty Total Amount Method of Payment Your Annual membership for NORTON Total All Round Security has been renewed and updated successfully. #Free shipping 360 total security download#Ģ4, a Reddit user posted a third example of the Norton email renewal scam.

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