Email Scam: Geek Squad Tech services PC subscription has been renewed and reactivated
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Have You Received a Scam Email?
Geek Squad Tech services, claiming your annual PC subscription has been renewed and reactivated.
Did you receive an email from Geek Squad, claiming your annual subscription with GeekSquad is renewed?
Did they then instruct you to call a number in the email or something similar?
Well, don't fall for it. It is a scam, and if you call them
back or follow their instructions you will lose money and possibly
your identity! The people behind this are the worst kind of human
scum; willing to do anything to scare, threaten, lie, cheat and
steal money from anyone, including the elderly and poor. They
usually operate out of Nigeria, China, Russia and even some
developed western countries. Attachments typically include malware
to infect your computer, tablet or phone and allow the scammer to
capture your passwords.
This is NOT from Best Buy and has nothing to do with their Geek Squad service. Do
NOT call the numbers in the email. Just ignore the email.
See more about this scam here on 1-800-notes Geek Squad Scam Email.
Also see this version of the scam
Our Advice:
Just delete the email and ignore it. You were NOT billed. It is fake.
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Report received:
From: James Peters <rajbharrajeshrajbhar15@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 2, 2025 10:31 AM
To: Your email
Subject: Your Invoice #4717345 – Subscription
Reinitiated Automatically
Receipt Date: Friday, May 02, 2025
Receipt id: waf5097ti42066yd
Customer Support Hotline: +1 818 804 4070
Hi Your name
Your subscription to Anti-virus scan has been renewed through your
GeekSquad account for the year 4-Year The total amount of 594.99 will be charged within 6 hours. Kindly
check your billing history for details
Renewal Reference
Subscription Code: waf5097ti42066yd
Service: Anti-virus scan - Abc
Email on Record: your email address
Amount Due: 594.99
If you need help or have questions, reach out to us at +1 818 804 4070 This
is a system generated message GeekSquad LLC. (c)2025. All Rights Reserved
Another version
From: Lauren Hulette <www.mythili1703@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April
23, 2025 11:40 AM
To: your name and email address
Subject: Your Invoice #732796 Has Been
Finalized, Your name.
Token Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Token number: ORD427175
Customer Care: 814-800-6134 (en dash)
Good day, Your name
The renewal of your GeekSquad subscription for 4 Year has been confirmed with
pleasure.
Within 12 hours, a charge of $458.99 will be processed and appear in your billing
records.
Details of the subscription:
Code of Subscription: 5010116-9758
Services/Products: InsightSecure Scanners-Abc your
email address is the registered email.
$458.99 is the total amount.
Please call us at 814-800-6134 (en dash) if you need to cancel or request a
refund.
We value your patronage and hope to work with you once more soon!
This email was created automatically. Don't respond.
(c)2025 GeekSquad Inc.. All rights reserved.
Information About Geek Squad, claiming "your annual subscription with GeekSquad is renewed"
There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.
The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports
about the scams associated with this phone number (Geek Squad, claiming "your annual subscription with GeekSquad is renewed"):
It is a scam
Don't fall for it. It is a scam. You csn report it to Best Buy here:
abuse@bestbuy.com
What to do
Just ignore it and delete the email. Do not click on anything in
the email.
Apple offers the following advice:
If you get a suspicious Email:
Scammers spoof phone numbers
and use flattery and threats to pressure you into giving them information,
money, and even iTunes gift cards. Always verify the caller's identity before
you provide any personal information. If you get an unsolicited call from
someone claiming to be from Apple, hang up and contact us directly.
Microsoft says:
Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers use scare tactics
to trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services that
supposedly fix contrived device, platform, or software problems.
Scammers
may call you directly on your phone and pretend to be representatives of a
software company. They might even spoof the caller ID so that it displays a
legitimate support phone number from a trusted company. They can then ask you to
install applications that give them remote access to your device. Using remote
access, these experienced scammers can misrepresent normal system output as
signs of problems.
Cybercriminals don't just send fraudulent email
messages and set up fake websites. They might also call you on
the telephone and claim to be from Microsoft. They might offer
to help solve your computer problems or sell you a software
license. Once they have access to your computer, they can do the
following:
Trick you into installing malicious software
that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user
names and passwords. They might also then charge you to remove
this software.
See these pages for guidance as applicable to your specific situation:
Protect Yourself:
The following documents and websites can help you learn
more about phishing and how to protect yourself against phishing attacks.
Methods of Reporting Phishing Email to the US Government
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In Outlook Express, you can create a new message and drag and drop the
phishing email into the new message. Address the message to phishing-report@us-cert.gov and
send it.
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In Outlook Express you can also open the email message* and
select File > Properties > Details.
The email headers will appear. You can copy these as you normally copy text
and include it in a new message
tophishing-report@us-cert.gov .
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If you cannot forward the email message, at a minimum, please send the URL
of the phishing website.
* If the suspicious mail in question includes a file attachment, it is safer to
simply highlight the message and forward it. Some configurations, especially in
Windows environments, may allow the execution of arbitrary code upon opening and
viewing a malicious email message.
For More Information About Phishing, See:
There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.
The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports
about the scams associated with this phone number (855-687-1444, claiming This is Microsoft. This call is to inform you that your Microsoft license key has expired):
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