Norton Lifelock Pro Subscription Scam?

mooodeng on 16/09/2022 - 10:40
Last edited 16/09/2022 - 10:57 by 2 other users

Received this email earlier today:

Norton LIFELOCK
Dear [email address] ,

We appreciate your contribution to "NORTON."

Your order and subscription have been confirmed.

Your subscription will result in a total charge of 499.99 AUD.

DETAILED VIEW:………………………………………………………………………..
NORTON LIFELOCK PRO SUBSCRIPTION (24 MONTHS )
AMOUNT: 499.99
MODE OF PAYMENT: ONLINE AUD (Auto-Debit) ****
DATE OF ACTIVATION:16 SEPTEMBER 2022
…………………………………………………………

Our activation team will send you a welcome letter to your billing address shortly.

A charge for 499.99 AUD will appear on your bank account under the Merchant Name "NORTON."

If you have any questions, please call our customer service team at +61 (1800) 434157.

Regards,
Norton

Please do not respond to this automated email.

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  holdenmg on 16/09/2022 - 10:41

  +6

  yes

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  KeplersLaws on 16/09/2022 - 10:43

  +2

  big yes. if you call you will probably reach a <Western Name> in Kolkata to trick you into paying them

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  grog on 16/09/2022 - 10:47

  +2

  This email you received is 100% pure unadulterated scam bullshit.

  One of about 150 thousand scam emails circulating.

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  Twix on 16/09/2022 - 10:49

  Common Norton refund scam. They will ask you to download remote access software. It's a trap!

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    SF3 on 16/09/2022 - 10:51

    +2

    It's a trap!

    is that you jv?

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  holdenmg on 16/09/2022 - 10:49

  +1

  This scam/spam is stale.
  https://www.reverseaustralia.com/lookup/1800434187/

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  SF3 on 16/09/2022 - 10:50

  +2

  Maybe.

  As you haven't told us if you had any dealing with the said company.

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  Twix on 16/09/2022 - 10:54

  Norton Lifelock scambait video by Scammer Payback.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XyJnck-jaQ
  https://youtu.be/lMiWSoMce50?t=1018

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  pharkurnell on 16/09/2022 - 10:54

  People still fall for this shit?

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  7ekn00 on 16/09/2022 - 11:30

  I don't know, sounds reasonable given Nortons tactics of late :P
  (yeah give me more crapware/miners in my paid antivirus please!) ;)

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  AndyC1 on 16/09/2022 - 11:34

  +1

  Check this out:
  https://au.norton.com/internetsecurity-online-scams-fraudule…

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  f4te on 16/09/2022 - 13:37

  +1

  Received this as well, the email database appears to have been leaked from https://mysunbank.com.au/

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    Agret on 16/09/2022 - 14:48

    How did you discover the source of the leak?

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      f4te on 17/09/2022 - 07:18

      I use custom email addresses for most places using the Gmail '+' trick.