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Read on to learn about the most common types of scams, how to spot them, and how to avoid them. Tip: Report fraudulent emails using the McAfee brand to scam@mcafee.com. Emails sent to McAfee may be used to improve McAfee’s products, including training AI models to detect and fight email scams.
Cybercriminals often send emails that appear to come from valid companies, to steal sensitive info. They aim to steal data like your credit card details and Social Security numbers. If you receive a suspicious email that claims to be from McAfee, look at the sender's email address and the domain.
Our patented AI technology instantaneously detects malicious links to stop you before you click by sending an alert. And as a second line of defense, it can block risky sites if you accidentally follow a scam link in a text, email, social media, and more.
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Go to our “Report a scam” page for next steps you can take and for ways your McAfee subscription can help you get on the path to recovery. For your McAfee products to protect you effectively, we need to sometimes send notifications.
The McAfee support pages can also be accessed directly via the McAfee Total Protection screen as shown below: McAfee customers utilizing web protection (including McAfee Web Advisor) are protected from known malicious sites.
This is when scammers use deception or misinformation to get us to reveal personal information, make a security mistake, or even send money. Let’s take a look at some recent online scams to learn how these methods work, and how to avoid them.
This week, Tech Republic recounted two recent phishing attacks impersonating a popular software — company using a “subscription renewal” scam to trap unsuspecting users into giving up their personal and financial information.
This phishing scam does a pretty good job at seeming believable. The email leverages the PayPal logo and the sender’s address appears to be service@paypal.com. Additionally, an order number is referenced and the message claims that the user needs to click a link in order to verify the transaction.
This article is a comprehensive guide on what phishing is, how to identify it, and most importantly, the effective measures to protect your data against this ever-evolving scam. The process of phishing involves sending seemingly innocent emails that incite recipients to reveal their private information.