Subscription Scams | Enterprise Security Magazine
As part of a new scam, Scammers are using subscription renewals to access victims’ computers and their personal information as per Enterprise Security Magazine. The scammers will contacts the victim, advising them they have a subscription pending that is about to be automatically renewed and that will cost the victim a couple hundred dollars. Most of the time they’ll be requesting your payment card details as proof of identity and age, then retaining those details to draw monthly payments from your account. You’ll be committed to it by their terms and conditions and will not be able to cancel an agreement or stop payments being taken from your account.