Jim Rossman discusses how to avoid phishing attempts.
What I’ve noticed lately — and I’m sure most of you have noticed — is a lot of scammers have switched over to email.They all have an attachment that purports to be an invoice, telling me I’ve successfully renewed a subscription costing hundreds of dollars.
In the example screenshot I’m posting, I supposedly have a recurring annual subscription for a Best Buy Geek Squad membership that costs $417 per year. I can’t tell you how many friends and relatives have called, texted and emailed these invoices to me, worried they’ve been hacked.The invoice I received just yesterday tells me “right now, your personal Geek Squad membership is about to expire.”They also mention my payment method is “automatic debit,” making me think they might have my credit card number. They also say the “withdrawn amount will appear under my financial statement within 24 hours.”Wait.
They have plenty of stories they can tell to get you to hand over personal information to steal your money.I’ve also received these fake invoices telling me my PayPal account would be charged. I’m sure if I called them to cancel, they’d need my PayPal login credentials to process the cancellation.I want everyone to know these are just phishing attempts to get you on the phone with a scammer. You can ignore them.
You should always keep a close eye on your credit card and bank accounts in case someone does make a fraudulent charge.Jim Rossman is a tech columnist for Tribune News Service. He may be reached at
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