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| Scam McAfee email |
Screenshot of the scam email received 13 January 2023 with a fake phishing link received by a borough resident and alerted us to warn others. This fake email is aiming to steal your personal information by prompting you to enter subscription details to scam you for your money by pretending that you renew and activate by clicking on the activate button.
The purpose of a scam email is often to get you to click a link. This will take you to a website which might download a virus to your computer, or steal passwords or other personal information. This is sometimes known as 'phishing'.
Suspicious text messages should be forwarded (as a screenshot or screen recording) to the number 7726 which is free of charge. Suspicious emails should be forwarded (as a screenshot) to report@phishing.gov.uk, as was this one in this case.
Needless to say do no click on links that turn out of the blue. Take time to research and check out this blog for advice and further information on similar scams.
Phishing: Spot and report scam emails, texts, websites and calls.
Protect your data by using legitimate McAfee emails which always end in ".mcafee.com". Visit McAfee.com for further information.
