{"id":65497,"date":"2022-10-26T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=65497"},"modified":"2023-03-16T09:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:59:37","slug":"scam-email-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/scam-email-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay on alert for email scams like this!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>     As the holidays approach, scammers are ramping up their efforts to deceive you. Today our team received a few reports of fake PC Matic emails trying to scam customers and non-customers. This email states that your account is set to be renewed and displays a dollar amount that exceeds any of our prices. <strong>If you see an email like this for PC Matic it is a phishing email and can be ignored and deleted<\/strong>.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66141\" \/><figcaption>This is an example of the scam email that some customers have reported receiving. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>     The purpose of the email is to trick the customer into calling a customer service number after which a representative will try and gain access to the computer using a remote access tool like TeamViewer. TeamViewer is a legitimate program but can be used for less than legitimate purposes by scammers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PC Matic emails will always have the @pcmatic.com domain. If the email comes from any other address, it is not from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     Remember to apply these same practices to all products and services you utilize. Emails about your Amazon account are going to come from a legitimate amazon.com domain, not something like amazn-services.com. When in doubt, visit the company&#8217;s website directly by typing, for example, amazon.com into your browser and contact their customer support team through the official channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> If you have allowed someone remote access to your computer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Uninstall any remote access software like TeamViewer or AnyDesk.<\/li><li>Ensure your PC Matic SuperShield is installed and working correctly by looking for the green Super Shield icon in the bottom right corner of your computer screen.<\/li><li>Run a scan of your computer with PC Matic.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the holidays approach, scammers are ramping up their efforts to deceive you. Today our team received a few reports of fake PC Matic emails trying to scam customers and non-customers. This email states that your account is set to be renewed and displays a dollar amount that exceeds any of our prices. 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