Tech-support and refund scams · stamped WIRE FRAUD
The "we refunded you too much" pageWIRE FRAUD
A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.
Renews Nov 3 for $199.99.
Cancel within 30 days of a renewal and the refund goes back to the card you paid with.
Cancellation of your $399.99 tech support renewal.
You were refunded $3,999.00 instead of $399.99. Please return the extra $3,599.01 today to avoid legal action.
Do not close this window. Your agent is waiting.
Always check the send it back.
A "refund portal" says it sent you $3,999 instead of $399 and wants the difference back. No money came in: the caller moved your own savings into your checking account so it looks like it did.
bestbuy.com is Best Buy's own site, which runs Geek Squad.
refund-portal-2026.online is a throwaway page with no company behind it.
It shows your plan and a Cancel button. Any refund goes back to the card you paid with.
It wants you to "return" $3,599.01 and tell it your bank.
No deadline.
"Return it today to avoid legal action."
RememberA real company never asks you to send back a refund. If someone says they refunded you too much, hang up and check your account yourself.
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