NEWS BRIEF: Cyber scammers creating fake invoices in new scheme
Beware of false ‘subscriptions’
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An Atlanta-based cybersecurity firm is looking into a prominent scheme currently in use that has scammers trying to take control of victims’ computers. Aware Force CEO Richard Warner says prevalent fake emails in the past three months warn consumers that an expensive antivirus subscription to Norton or Geek Squad will renew automatically unless the recipient cancels it.
“Of course, there is no subscription to cancel,” says Warner. “But the email claims $300 or more in credit card charges is at stake unless a victim calls to cancel immediately.” Users should “ignore emails promising refunds for products they don’t recognize buying,” Warner advised. Details: businesswire.com
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