A new Norton phishing scam has been spotted trying to steal victims' personal info in order to later use to get their money. The UK Action Fraud Body has announced a warning regarding the ongoing scam.
Consumers Warned Regarding the Ongoing Scam
According to the story by TechRadar, consumers are now being warned regarding an ongoing scam that uses fake emails posing to be an authentic Norton antivirus. The scam aims to steal the information of users to be later on used to steal their money.
The official Action Fraud body of the UK has just announced the new email phishing scam that pretends to be the Norton brand to steal victims' personal information. With that, Action Fraud notes that they are already getting 110 reports in seven days.
UK Action Fraud Body Announces Fake Emails Pretending to be Antivirus Company Norton
The reports come from cautious individuals revealing the fake emails pretending to come from Norton. An article posted on TechRadar said that the number of reports shows the scale of the current phishing threat.
The Action Fraud tweeted that the widespread fake emails are claiming that the victim's subscription to the Norton antivirus service subscription has either expired or is now due for renewal.
⚠️Watch out for these fake Norton emails, we have received 110 reports in seven days.
If you receive a suspicious email, you can report it by forwarding the email to - report@phishing.gov.uk #PhishyFridays pic.twitter.com/lFGbylSohq— Action Fraud (@actionfrauduk) April 1, 2022
Email Urges Victims to Contact Fake Support Team
Once stumbling upon the email, victims are then made to contact a "fake support team in order to cancel the non-existent subscription." The number, however, was just a scam with operators just trying to get the person's personal or financial information.
The email also directs users to a fake website where victims would then be pried of their personal information, potentially leading to the victims' bank accounts being drained. The email itself uses the official branding of Norton with the email address that also starts with the company's name.
What to Do When You Receive the Fake Norton Email
As per Action Fraud, users that receive this suspicious email can forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk. The Action Fraud body highlights that users, banks, or official organizations will never ask their users for personal information through email or texts.
TechRadar notes that email phishing campaigns remain extremely popular among online users as criminals pretend to be legitimate businesses with logos and branding to match to try and trick certain people into showing their information.
PayPal Phishing Scam Leads Victims to a Fake Website
Recently, scammers were spotted using the PayPal branding in a phishing scheme to steal information from victims. The scam even set up landing pages that looked very similar to the original PayPal login page.
The email also closely resembled the PayPal newsletter, notification email, and even the official warning emails from PayPal itself. The catch, however, is that users won't be taken to PayPal but instead to a fake landing page where hackers could steal their passwords.
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Written by Urian B.
