Usually, when scammers are contacted, they ask to provide personal information (e.g., full name, credit card details, social security number), or pay a "cancelation" (or other) fee. Scammers behind this email attempt to trick recipients into calling the +1-80 number. These scams work when recipients believe that they have been charged for something that they have not purchased (in this case, a Geek Total Protection subscription). It also contains a fake invoice number, renewal date, and service name. It claims that $499.99 have been charged for the services. The email claims that Greek Squad has automatically renewed the Geek Total Protection subscription. Geek Squad has nothing to do with this letter. ![]() ![]() The purpose of this email is to trick recipients into calling the provided number (contacting scammers). After examining the email, we found that it is disguised as a letter from Geek Squad, a subsidiary of Best Buy (a consumer electronics corporation).
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