# Norton Lifelock Scam **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382 "2021-12-02T18:36:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/41 "2021-12-04T10:42:57Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > the flavor text on the “fries deal” is literally lorem ipsum. > > It really does! I haven’t seen that in the wild for fifty years. - I’ve seen printer support sites with that. Plus placeholder text from the website template they used. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/42 "2021-12-04T15:26:04Z")
When I was a kid I thought it was a real language. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/43 "2021-12-04T15:31:09Z")
It’s semi-randomized Latin. _“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer laoreet sem in scelerisque condimentum. Cras ipsum odio, condimentum ac pharetra vitae, efficitur quis turpis.”_ Google translate gives back: _“The pain itself is love, the main storage system. Integer laoreet sem in chocolate sauce. The very hatred, the storytelling and the quiver of life, becomes a disgraceful one.”_ Which makes about as much sense as the scammers do with their mangled English. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/44 "2021-12-04T16:19:50Z")
Wikipedia points out that the text comes from a passage by Cicero, and gives a longer paragraph from which the above is excerpted, along with an English translation. I think the excerpt shown is supposed to be Cicero’s original text. The text given by @running_coach above isn’t the same, and appears to be the goofy Latin version. The word “integer” isn’t there. > **[Lorem ipsum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document or a typeface without relying on meaningful content. Lorem ipsum may be used as a placeholder before final copy is available. It is also used to temporarily replace text in a process called greeking, which allows designers to consider the form of a webpage or publication, without the meaning of the text influencing the des... ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/45 "2021-12-04T17:23:11Z")
Now I’m wondering if there’s also a competitor – Aunt Lady Fries. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/46 "2021-12-04T18:32:42Z")
I see that they have both Fries and Dynamic Fries. Both are apparently adorned with chillie souce, katchup, mayonees souce, Himalayan salt, and metthi. But the Dynamic version also has jalapano and mustard souce, as well as a chicken and an olive. You are assured, however, that all offerings – even the lowly Student Fries – are certified Uncle Man Fries. I suspect the author of that menu also writes unsolicited emails for things like duck cleaning services and extended car warranties. ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/47 "2021-12-04T22:21:57Z")
Right. Now, thanks to ANI, they have your number AND know that you’re willing to call based on such spam. Expect a ton more… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/48 "2021-12-04T22:34:04Z")
> [@phs3](#): > > Right. Now, thanks to ANI, they have your number AND know that you’re willing to call based on such spam. Expect a ton more… - I answer every call, screw with the scammers as much as possible and I get very little spam. 3 calls a month if I’m _lucky._ ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/49 "2021-12-04T22:43:56Z")
'Tis the season. Never call the number included in the communication. Google the company and call a number on their website. I recently got an e-mail supposedly from UPS. They said they tried to deliver my package but was unsuccessful and to please call them to arrange redelivery. Thing is, I was home all day the day they said they tried delivery. They even included a tracking number for my package. I plugged the tracking number into the UPS website, and nothing came up. I called UPS based on their website, and they confirmed it was a scam. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/50 "2021-12-20T18:16:11Z")
Just found a Windows Defender scam in the main inbox of the email address I use for the board. The giveaway, aside from the non-Microsoft email address, is that they claim (804) 666-8865 is a toll-free number. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/51 "2021-12-20T21:46:52Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > For what it’s worth, when I email invoices out with Quickbooks, if the person’s name is missing from the name field (maybe it’s not there, maybe it’s in the wrong place), your email with the attached invoice starts out with “Dear Customer”. I get a lot of mail (generally postcards) from flippers. Nothing unusual about that, except that they seem to build their lists from the county tax database; and since my last name has an apostrophe, attempts to retrieve it have a tendency to fail. So I get postcards with variations on “Dear \*\*\* Name not found on file \*\*\*, I would like to buy your house at …”. Was good for a giggle at first, especially if they’re the fake-handwritten type; now it’s just “meh” and they join their siblings in the recycle bin. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382/52 "2021-12-20T21:58:00Z")
A bazillion years ago, someone at my work filled out a form for an Office Depot or Office Max something or another (rewards card maybe), but it made it into their system with an additional letter. Like, instead of “Joey P” it was “Joyey P”. It made it beyond obvious who they were selling their customer information to since any junk mail that had that specific (incorrect) spelling was meant it came from their list. A few times I’d send them a nastygram about it. They’d deny selling or giving away our info, but when I’d mention the incorrect spelling, they’d apologize and say they’d take us off that list. Not that they actually removed us from anything but it was somewhat amusing to see them suddenly back off when I brought it up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382.md?page=2)