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Geek Squad Email Scam (Phishing Email Scams) | Stay Safe Online, Scam Awareness and Prevention - Did you receive a Geek Squad email claiming your subscription, antivirus protection, or membership was automatically renewed? Be careful. It could be a Geek Squad scam email designed to scare you into calling a fake customer support number.

In this video, Jared Caldara, Founder of ScamAware101, breaks down the Geek Squad email scam, one of the common fake invoice and tech support scams targeting consumers. These emails may claim that hundreds of dollars have already been charged to your account for a Geek Squad subscription or renewal you never purchased.

The goal is to make you panic and call the phone number in the email to cancel the supposed charge. But the phone number doesn't connect you with Geek Squad. It connects you with scammers who may impersonate customer support representatives and attempt to steal your money, personal information, banking information, passwords, or access to your computer.

We'll examine how the Geek Squad renewal scam works, the warning signs of a fake Geek Squad email, why scammers use fake invoices and unauthorized charges, and what you should do if one of these messages appears in your inbox.

IMPORTANT: Don't call a phone number contained in a suspicious email, invoice, text message, or pop-up. If you're concerned about a purchase or subscription, independently visit the company's official website or contact the company using a phone number you know is legitimate.

Scammers frequently impersonate well-known companies and brands because people recognize and trust them. Geek Squad and Best Buy are just two names that can be impersonated in phishing emails, fake renewal notices, refund scams, and tech support scams.

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Don't Get Scammed: Scams, Red Flags & Warning Signs, Stay Safe Online | ScamAware101 LIVE - Scammers are impersonating banks, government agencies, employers, family members, faith leaders, and even potential romantic partners. They're using AI, social media, text messages, phone calls, and email to make their scams more believable and increasingly difficult to recognize.

Join Jared Caldara, Founder of ScamAware101, LIVE for our weekly scam awareness discussion. We'll break down scams people are encountering, explain how they work, expose the tactics scammers use to create fear, urgency, and trust, and identify the warning signs that could help you spot a scam before becoming a victim.

Scammers are constantly adapting, changing their stories, and finding new ways to manipulate people. Scam awareness is one of your best defenses. Learn what to look for, what to avoid, and what to do when something doesn't seem right.

🔴 **THIS WEEK'S SCAM AWARENESS TOPICS:**

* Bank Impersonation Scams
* Fake Order Scams (Apple, Walmart, PlayStation)
* Employment and Task Scams
* Evite, Punchbowl and Paperless Email Scams
* Grandparent Scams
* Faith Leader Impersonation
* Social Media Scams
* Wrong Number Scams
* Pig Butchering Scams
* Romance Scams
* AI Voice and Video Threats
* Arrest Warrant and Jury Duty Scams
* IRS Impersonation Text Messages
* Social Security Impersonation
* Medicare and Healthcare Scams
* Outstanding Ticket Text Scams
* Fake Traffic Violation Emails
* AARP Scam Map and Scam Reports

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🚨 Scam Alert: Wrong Number Scams
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A "Wrong Number" scam begins when a scammer sends a text message that appears to be intended for someone else. The message may look casual, polite, or accidental, such as asking about dinner plans, a meeting, a delivery, or whether the recipient is a specific person. When the recipient replies to say the sender has the wrong number, the scammer tries to continue the conversation. Over time, the scammer builds trust, often by acting friendly, attractive, successful, lonely, or interested in a new friendship. The conversation may slowly move toward romance, investment advice, cryptocurrency, fake business opportunities, or requests for money. The scam works because it starts with a harmless-looking mistake and then develops into a longer manipulation campaign.

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SCAM ALERT: New Scams & Warning Signs You Need to Know. Stop Scammers, Stay Safe | LIVE ScamAware101 - Scams are becoming more sophisticated, more convincing, and harder to recognize. From bank impersonation scams and government impostor scams to employment scams, romance scams, AI scams, phishing, and social media fraud, scammers are constantly finding new ways to steal your money, personal information, identity, and online accounts.

Join Jared Caldara, Founder of ScamAware101, LIVE for our weekly scam awareness and fraud prevention discussion. We'll expose scams people are encountering right now, explain exactly how they work, reveal the tactics scammers use to create fear, urgency, and trust, and identify the warning signs that can help you recognize a scam before it's too late.

Scammers are using artificial intelligence, social media, text messages, phone calls, email, fake websites, spoofed caller ID, and other technology to make their scams look and sound legitimate. They're also impersonating banks, government agencies, employers, businesses, family members, faith leaders, and potential romantic partners to gain your trust.

🔴 **SCAMS & TOPICS WE'RE COVERING:**

* Bank Impersonation Scams
* Fake Order Scams (Apple, Walmart, PlayStation)
* Employment and Task Scams
* Evite, Punchbowl and Paperless Email Scams
* Grandparent Scams
* Faith Leader Impersonation Scams
* Social Media Scams
* Wrong Number Scams
* Pig Butchering Scams
* Romance Scams
* AI Voice and Video Threats
* Arrest Warrant and Jury Duty Scams
* IRS Impersonation Scams
* Social Security Impersonation Scams
* Medicare and Healthcare Scams
* Outstanding Ticket Text Scams
* Fake Traffic Violation Emails
* AARP Scam Map and Recent Scam Reports

Anyone can be targeted by a scam, regardless of age, experience, or how tech-savvy they are. Understanding how scammers operate can help you slow down, recognize the red flags, verify what you're being told, and avoid becoming a victim.

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