Antivirus & Tech Support scams
Fake renewal invoices are one of the most common email scams in the world, and they almost always borrow an antivirus brand.
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The most common antivirus & tech support scams
A renewal invoice for hundreds
An email says you have been charged for a renewal and gives a number to call to cancel. The refund process is designed to take control of your computer or bank account.
Your protection has expired
Pop-ups warn that your protection expired and push you to a fake purchase page.
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Where to report a scam
United Kingdom
- Forward suspicious emails to report@phishing.gov.uk
- Forward scam texts to 7726
United States
- Report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov
- Forward phishing emails to reportphishing@apwg.org
- Forward scam texts to 7726 (SPAM)
Canada
- Report to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca
- Forward scam texts to 7726
Australia
- Report to Scamwatch at scamwatch.gov.au
- Report cybercrime through ReportCyber at cyber.gov.au
India
- Report at cybercrime.gov.in or call the 1930 helpline
Germany
- Forward phishing emails to the Phishing-Radar at phishing@verbraucherzentrale.nrw
Switzerland
- Report phishing websites at antiphishing.ch
Anywhere
- Report phishing websites to Google Safe Browsing at safebrowsing.google.com
- Tell the company through its official website or app
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