McAfee phishing scam with autofill email hijacking

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Ri_Ri2019 Author

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McAfee phishing scam with autofill email hijacking

Long story short, I opened an email about McAfee virus protection/renewal reminder. Realized it was likely some kind of scam and deleted it. Later that night I was buying a gift online and putting in my payment information. My iPhone autofill suggestion had my name with an email i didn’t recognize. I went digging. It was the sender email of that McAfee renewal. I was able to delete it from my phone. But if I would have put my payment information on that website with his email address I am sure someway he could have accessed my payment information. A scam within a scam. These guys are getting good

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iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 5, 2024 7:17 PM

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TheLittles

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Dec 5, 2024 10:57 PM in response to Ri_Ri2019

Ri_Ri2019 Said:

"McAfee phishing scam with autofill email hijacking. [...]But if I would have put my payment information on that website with his email address I am sure someway he could have accessed my payment information. A scam within a scam. These guys are getting good"

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Troubleshooting Scammers:

A. Cancelling your Credit Card:

If you think you have been scammed with your Credit Card, then contact your financial institution(i.e. bank) and see if they recommend cancelling your Credit Card.

B. Reporting Scammers to Apple and Others:

A. Use my User Tip: Using the Photos App to Report Scams: - User Tip

B. McAfee:

Go Here: You get fake emails from scammers posing as McAfee - McAfee Help
As it Reads: IMPORTANT: You can forward suspicious emails to scam@mcafee.com.

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