Fake Norton Purchase Confirmation Email Scam

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone $478.99. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

Hi all, Posting this for awareness and to see if anyone else has gotten a similar email. I received an email from an iconrado (full name redacted to adhere to rules). The from line was a WordPress email; the to line was an email that is not my own and seems extremely spam-like (random letters that could resemble a name followed by random numbers and a likely illegitimate email address). This email was "confirming a successful purchase" and activating a computer security service for 3 years, 10 devices at $478.99. The payment method as you'll see in the photo was via a "BANK XXX0". NOTE: there was no link attached to this scam, only a number to call to "discuss your order, request changes or process a refund," (I did call out of curiosity and was promptly hung up on since it was clear I wasn't going to give up any information). I have worked in IT and feel comfortable identifying scams so this was no big stressor for me, but I could see a $478.99 charge being extremely worrisome to someone less aware. As a result I wanted to flag this as something to be aware of for email scamming attacks!

🛡️ How to Protect Yourself

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Report suspicious emails to your email provider

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Never click links or download attachments from unsolicited emails

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Use two-factor authentication on all accounts

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