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If you receive a suspicious email that claims to be from McAfee, look at the sender's email address and the domain. If they don’t match the domains listed below, it's likely a scam.
Readers should beware of clicking links in a McAfee invoice scam email that claims to be a "confirmation receipt" for the subscription renewal of the company's products.
If you've received emails with invoice PDFs attached for products you didn't buy, here's what's going on and what to do next.
These complex scams exploit the widespread reliance on McAfee antivirus software by sending fake renewal notices and invoices to recipients. The professional-looking phishing emails and text messages impersonate communications from McAfee or an affiliated billing entity.
The fake email includes an official-looking PayPal invoice claiming you purchased or renewed McAfee software and owe payment. If you call the phone number provided, scammers posing as McAfee support agents answer and aim to steal your money through sly manipulation tactics.
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.
Any emails we’ve already flagged stay labeled McAfee: Scam Risk in your inbox. With the progress of AI, scammers can now make fake emails that look a lot like real ones.