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- Newport News, VA, USA • Feb 25, 2024
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Critical Security Warning

Your device's safety has been compromised by five applications that has successfully breached its security defenses.

This poses a significant risk to the integrity of your personal data and privacy.

To mitigate this threat and ensure the ongoing protection of your sensitive information, it is imperative that you take immediate action:

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- Temperanceville, VA, USA • Feb 24, 2024
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Requested credit payment

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- Sandwich, IL, USA • Oct 19, 2023
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Email said my Norton Antivirus subscription had renewed & I had 24 hours to call them to cancel. I did not call as I do not have a Norton subscription.

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• Aug 25, 2023
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On or about June 16, 2023 I came across a site called artiphoria.ai which purported to be an AI image generation system. We were in researching AI image generation systems to generate marketing and ad imagery. The site purported to have a free 7-day trial period however, it did require a credit card to activate. We tried one generated image on their system immediately after setting up an account. The results were terrible. I immediately went to my account settings and canceled the account. We used it for probably no more than 10 minutes before I cancelled. 10 minutes out of a FREE 7-day trial period.

After canceling the account I was later charged $7 on Jun 16th. Then charged $49 on June 24th. I was also charged $49.00 on July 24th. So I was charged $105 for software I used for 10 minutes in a 7-day trial period and AFTER I had canceled the account.

There are also also numerous reviews on many scam reporting web sites of people who were also charged for the scam software AFTER they canceled their accounts.

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- Suffolk, VA, USA • Jun 08, 2023
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Last summer I noticed a $200 charge to geek squad but I’ve never used them I checked with husband he had t either. Saw the email receipt saying thanks for using them. I have 4 kids and after failing to figure out where the charge came from I trusted it was legit bc I know the name of the company. Yesterday I got an email same one but reminding me about a renewal my son luckily helped me out and realized the email is not even the company. We searched it and found this so I’m adding my experience too.

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- Orange Park, FL, USA
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I WAS TAKING A FREE PRACTICE EXAM OF 25 QUESTIONS, WHEN I CLICKED CONTINUE TO GO TO THE NEXT 25 QUESTIONS MY COMPUTER WAS BLOCKED AND THE AUDIO WAS TELLING ME TO CONTACT MICROSOFT SUPPORT, I CALLED 8772244561 AND SPOKE WITH JASON WHO SAID HE WORKED FOR MICROSOFT ID#MS98069 AND HIS DIRECT PHONE NUMBER WAS 425-399-7846, HE SAID HE DID A SCAN ON MY LAPTOP AND THIER WAS 3 PENDING CHARGES $12,354.69, $21,999.99, AND $40,784.55 WITH MY BANK WELLS FARGO, HE THEN TRANSFERED ME TO WELLS FARGO WHICH I KNOW NOW THAT MICROSOFT WOULD NOT DO THAT, THE SECOND SCAMMER TRIED TO GET ME TO DOWNLOAD 2 APPS ON MY PHONE AND THEN WHEN I HUNG UP ON HIM AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MY BANK DIRECTLY HE WAS DISCONNECTING MY CALLS UNTIL I BLOCKED THE 425-399-7846 NUMBER AND HE TRIED CALLING ME BACK AT 425-979-7508. MY BANK ADVISED ME THAT THOSE CHARGES WERE NOT PENING, AND THE SECOND SCAMMER WAS TRYING TO TALK ME INTO MOVING MY MONEY INTO A SECURED ACCOUNT. I JUST WANTED TO UNBLOCK MY LAPTOP AND WAS TIRED FROM STUDYING ALL DAY AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING SCAMMED AND THANKFUL I HUNG UP WHEN I DID.

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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I was sent an email stating that the company was going to debit $419 renewal fee from my account. I never had such an account.

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- Atlanta, GA, USA
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My laptop locked.There was a warning that shutdown my laptop with a phone number saying I have to call to fix the problem.I called the number we went through the process of unlocking my laptop but he seemed more interested in seeing if my any of my financial cards was affected because he said a lot of people were using my Ip address he kept asking for my money card info in which I didn't give so I hung up and he kept calling me to convince me without giving my card info someone is going to take my money and my identity. He also gave me his number in case we get disconnected which is 302-578-7593 goes by the name Shane. This is another number he kept calling me from 562-304-5836 and 804-315-2509. This person locked my laptop but it's working now and I feel that my money card should not have anything to do with my laptop locking and how he was so desperate to get that info from me

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I received an email invoice, from Windows Defender, in the amount of $399 for a one year subscription for a Microsoft Firewall Defender, that I did not subscribe to.

The phone number they provided does not work.

I do not know yet if they will collect this.

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States need "cyber security coverage" for $299, that this is a "renewal". Never purchased. Total scam.

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“Mediacom” called to update cable box. Stated bill would be reduced $40 for 2 years with the upgrade. Must pay $259 security deposit or they will disconnect service. I said no and hung up. I called Mediacom to alert them of the scam

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- Federal Way, WA, USA
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Initially, my computer started to make noises like a virus and was appearing on my screen. There was also a help number on the screen to call, which I did. The told me that they were subcontracted by Microsoft to troubleshoot for them. So I figured that they were legitimate. They charged me to fix my computer. I gave them my credit card number and they fixed my computer. A red flag which I ignored at the time was when I watched on my screen as they seemed to "take over control" of my computer. They had my IP address. My computer seemed to be fixed and worked normally. However, over the next two months they would call me and say that they needed to check my computer for viruses and would charge me. The last charge was a promise from them that I would not have to pay another penny if I paid them $399. So I paid it and thought I was finished. That last charge occurred in September, 2018. I was out of town from October to mid December and shut down my home computer during this time. When I returned in December I received a voicemail from them saying that they wanted to refund my $399 because their license had expired and the program was not compatible with my computer. I pressed a number they gave me and they answered, explaining the refund. But in order to get the refund, I had to do something for them. They had my credit card number and asked which bank it was from. I innocently told them which I immediately regretted (too late). They got into my bank account info and displayed it on my computer screen. They told me that I was to go to Nordstrom's and buy 10 gift cards in the amount o $1000 each. I refused to do this. They then wiped out all the money in my account including my savings. This frightened me so I consented to doing what they asked. They blackmailed me, holding my bank account hostage, while I made this transaction. I had to have my cellphone on while I made the purchase. After I made the purchase I was to give them the access numbers on the gift cards so they could "validate them." Over a period of two weeks they maxed out my credit allowance on two credit cards connected to my bank account, with me going to Nordstrom's several times to purchase the gift cards. The total amount charged on my two cards was $37,500. During this time they promised that I would get my money back. I realized too late that I was a victim of a scam. Which really angers me is that they blackmailed me and held my bank account hostage while making me a part of their scam. I have had to change my bank account and charge cards as well as automatic deposits and withdrawal information. I have filed a police report with my local police department and my bank is also investigating.

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They want access to my computer saying my license key had expired left a voice mail

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- Sorento, IL, USA
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Receiving phone call stating my Microsoft ip address has been compromised in several countries. Wants me to talk to a tech to get a new ip address. States they will be closing my microsoft account. Caller id shows my landline # as the number call is coming from. I have received same call twice within the hour.

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- California, MO, USA
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These individuals called me and they told us they wanted to refund us $299.99 for a software company that we used when we got the computer. They claimed the company was going out of business. We gave them our account number. Then they got into our computer. We went to the bank and opened up a new account and a debit card. They weren't able to take any money because we didn't really have any. Now we need to get our computer scrubbed and we can't use it.

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I got a pop up on my phone that I had a virus. I knew that is a very common scam.

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- Pottstown, PA, USA
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The pop up appeared last Dec while my dad was shutting down his computer. I was instructed to call a number on the computer that popped up. I purchased what was supposedly anti virus, and few months later I hadbeen hacked by a more robust hacker. I had to get full blown new and improved internet security. My computer was hacked from Akron Ohio, there was a video/picture showing it. Also, I received another call saying I was hacked from Nigeria. I checked on Microsoft website and as well ScamPulse.com website that is how I knew it was scam. My bank account info was also comprised in which I am taking care of with my bank.

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- Honokaa, HI, USA
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I got a call that my computer was infected from 866-288-1610 I knew it was a scam.

  

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