Norton
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$219 withdrawn from my account by Norton, I contacted Norton, they told me, it was automatic renewal and I cannot get refund because it past 60 days, I told them it is overcharge and it should be $119 not $219. They told me they will extend the renewals for two years instead of one year. I agreed but I didn't have access for pc for them to proceed so they told me to call back. I called today they told me, they wouldn't extend the renewal and they wouldn't give me refund

Have not had a norton subscription for over 2 years. All of a sudden had a random debit from my account for £84.99. Phoned bank and claimed it as fraud. 2 days later my parents visited and bought with them a norton renewal card that had been delivered to their address. I have not lived at this address for over 10 years, when i logged into my old norton account the address that was on their site was my previous address (still not my parents address). i also had not had any products for the amount deducted and nothing was active on this account. I contacted norton to see what the hell was going on.

They really did not seem to understand what i was saying. The account that they had debited me for was one i had now used for over 10 years, had no access to and could not even remember what email address i may have been using at this time. Laughably they claimed unless i provided the email address (that i did not know) that i used, they could not find my account. How they have no ability to search my name or address completely baffles me.

By this time the chat representative was getting rather short and aggressive. Eventually they told me the order number will be on the debit on my bank statement. i checked this and provided the information, to be told this is not a valid order number. At this time i really did feel like i was banging my head against a wall. After a little more arguing back and forth they threw some email addresses at me and asked if they could be mine. i told them to check if any of them had been debited recently for the amount. By now the chat representative was getting really arsey. Eventually they agreed to refund me (bonus considering my bank already had), then came the real kicker. They provided me with my card details that they would be refunding the money to. This card was relatively new. i demand to know how they obtained this information as i did not supply it to them. I was informed i must have. When i again explained, no i did not and seeing i could not even access this old norton account, it was pretty impossible for me to do so.

The chat representative literally started arguing me at this point. I then asked how do i make a complaint. Information on this would not be given. In the end i got fed up of wasting my time with this shambles of an organisation and demanded all my accounts be shut down and my details wiped and ended the conversation.

Would recommend avoiding Norton at any cost.

Hi, I bought Norton anti virus 3 years ago for three years, Afew days go I find out it was renewed and money withdrawn from my account without my permission, $219.99 was withdrawn and renewed for one year which is over charge, I contact Oline customers service 1/05/2018 around 4.30 pm Australian time, the customer services team member offered to extend the subscriptions for three years, he asked my information and told me he will do it now, he told me to access my Norton account, he gave me Instructions, I followed to extend the subscription, he access my laptop without my permission, he asked me to open my email and I opened my email, then he told me my laptop has virus I need to pay $300 and I will be refund the money I paid. I refused and asked for refund, he told me I can't get refund. I asked for email address to write complaint, he end the call.
I knew he has access my laptop when he read the things in my home screen.

I was told to phone Norton to query a charge which I hadn't authorised. I installed Norton over a year ago on a computer that broke down within a month. I had no need of this product since then. When I phoned the 1st male hang up on me abruptly so I called again & the same thing happened. So my husband phoned they stayed on the phone longer this time but tried to gain remote access to my device so they could install their product which is not wanted or needed. I am disgusted at the way I've been treated & I hope this behaviour stops because it is no way to do business.

I am asking you to stop this product. I already asked you to stop: norton internet security. And you reimbursed me, 26th march 2018: 49.99£ on my paypal account. Could you do he same thing with the 64.99£ you just charged my paypal account.
Could you do please the same thing with the product. Thank you. I am not using anymore since aklmost a year norton products.
Than you
Michael phillip kenny
[protected]@hotmail.com
Order: ap1234944949. For gbp 66.66
Thank you

I have tried downloading your security system ( Order No.: N252914540 ) £29.99. So many times now and it will not work. I have chatted with Rakesh Soni (Case No. [protected] ) I used to have Kaspersky and had no trouble so I am going back to them. I have tried your download over 5 times and I am very angry. Please cancel this order and rfund my money immediately. I am a very dissatisfied customer.

05 Mar Norton *Ap1250965007 [protected] GBR on 03 Mar 79.99

I received the above bill on my credit card (£79.99)
MasterCard Account No. **** **** **** 8556

I do not use Norton software and I do not recognise this bill. Could you please reimburse me for this amount and cancel me on your records.

H S Swanton
Brackenrigg
Ashley Gardens
Mayfield
East Sussex
TN20 6DU
[protected]

I have had to go back one version of Norton to get my VPN (Cisco any connect) to work. Spent a great deal of time with the tech people at Norton and all they could suggest is that I go through the same nonsense with Cisco. Norton is garbage, and the tech people are worthless. Also, I was told that I could not get any refund on the amount I have already paid for this garbage. Email: [protected]@yahoo.com

3/19/18 Debit 6516187 *AP1252553758 Mountain View CA [protected].28.02
$84.99 was taken from my account but I never ordered Norton Symantec.
I was never sent an email informing me and I do not choose automatic renewal ever.
I tried to make a purchase today but was rejected because $84.99 was stolen from my bank account.
Please refund my $84.99. This is fraud, pure and simple. I lost all of my verizon.net emails, all my contacts and folders about 4 weeks ago. Some companies, like Norton, may be emailing me on that lost Verizon account. This is not my fault and I cannot find these emails. Any that may have been sent to me at the Verizon.net address are floating around in cyberspace. Please have mercy and refund my $84.99. I'm far from rich and cannot afford these large (to me) amounts to be taken from my bank account.

Thank you for your consideration of this problem.

Eileen Davey

I am very dissatisfied with the lack of customer service I have received trying to redeem a $25 amazon certificate I received from you in Oct 2017.

I am including the original email

The original link did not redirect me to the correct page. I contact via telephone the Customer support explained the situation, after few attempts I was told a supervisor would call me back. When I called back I was told that a supervisor has called and that the case was closed. So I reopened a case and asked to be called from the [protected] since I screen my calls. My phone has not blocked or received any emails from [protected].

In January on chat session 5439043 I explained again that I was following up with ticket number [protected]. However this case was also closed. The last time, case number [protected] I requested to be contact by email. I am still waiting to be contacted by email.

I have been a customer for a long time and I am very dissatisfied with this situation.

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Norton
To:
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017, 5:31:13 AM CDT
Subject: An anniversary gift for you: $25 to Amazon.com!

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Norton by Symantec

IT'S YOUR NORTON ANNIVERSARY

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Today I find out that I have paid for years a Norton subscription, that was in automatic renewal. The email where they send the auto renewal information, was not in service since 2009. Revising my American Express I find out that in December 2017 I was charged again, so I called Norton in California, and clearly they said sorry but our policy for auto renewal is 90 day for refund. Nice way to do business, so be careful with Norton Auto - Renewal, is a petty nice way to scam customers...

Hi I notice I have had a prepay scheme set up on Paypal and you have billed me

Bill Term
Initiated Date 18 Sep 2016
Total Billed Amount £69.99 GBP
Billing ID B-4SS58982RW368481P
Status Cancelled on 31 Jan 2018
Description Norton by Symantec - renewal service

can you refund my money, this is the second time i have contacted you over this, my log in email is druid.[protected]@ntlworld.com, my name is Karen Lovell

Billing ID B-4SS58982RW368481P
Status Cancelled on 31 Jan 2018
Description Norton by Symantec - renewal service

I noticed from a recent bank statement that Norton took £59.99 out of my account on 5th December. I didn't authorise this payment to Norton and have no idea of what it is for.

Secondly, I'm surprised that Norton charged me an exorbitant £129.00 in Jan 2018 for renewal of my subscription. I believe my subscription fee last year was around £40. How can Norton justify such a massive hike in their fee? Furthermore, I am MOST displeased that I wasn't consulted about this payment and that it was AUTOMATICALLY debited to my account.

I would like an explanation on both counts. I would also expect a refund for the automatic payment made to Norton on 5th December.

I am also inclined to make a complaint to the Trading Standards Office in and the Communications Ombudsman.

Yours

GIlda L Hurford

I purchased a 1-year subscription of anti-virus on 7 February 2013 for £32.16. After 1 year I no longer needed the service and cancelled it. Soon after, I changed my email address and have replaced my associated bank card twice.

Recently I checked my bank charges and noticed I had been charged £79.99 by Norton. I called my bank as I thought it was a fraudulent payment. They informed me that I have been charged by Norton yearly since 2013. I informed them that I only signed up to a 1-year subscription of Norton's antivirus software. They explained that a large number of customers had complained about the same automatic renewal charges.

I was additional charged as follows:
23 Jan, 2014 = £64.99 (Not disputing)
23 Jan, 2015 = £64.99
23 Jan, 2016 = £64.99
17 Jan, 2017 = £79.99
07 Jan, 2018 = £79.99 (Refunded)

After speaking with my bank I spoke to two Norton employees via the 'chat function on Norton's website. They informed me that I last used the software in December 2014, which means I was charged for another year of service but I continued to use the service so I am not disputing the charge in 2014. Koushik Roy, the supervisor kindly issued me the refund for the most recent charge in 2018 but explained he was not in a position to issue me a refund for the charges from [protected], even though I didn't use the service during this period.

Koushik informed me he would escalate my case on to a member of the senior team as they were the only ones at liberty to issue me a refund for the additional charges between [protected]. I gave him my mobile number and two email addresses and he informed me I would be contacted within 48/72-hours. This was on 16/01/2018.

Today is 22/01/2018 and I have not received a phone call or email from anybody in the senior team to discuss the problem.

I used the chat service again today to question why I had not received a call and despite providing my case number for my previous chat on the 16th the person I was speaking too kept asking the same questions and giving me information I was already given from my previous chat.

Frustrated I asked for a complaints email address and the email address of a member of the senior team. The person I spoke to stated neither had an email address. For a company who work within the technology/software field I am shocked that there is no email address (hence the length of this complaint).

I signed up to a 1-year subscription from Norton. I did not agree to a yearly renewal fee. The fact that despite me changing my account twice since my initial purchase of your product has not stopped you from pushing through a yearly charge or at least asking me permission to charge my new account is completely immoral and fraudulent.

At this point I need to speak with someone who is higher up within Norton to discus not only being charged for a product I have not used for years (and clearly your records show I haven't used it for years as your staff were the ones that provided me with the date of the last time I used it), but also to complain about your terrible customer service.

I will also being reporting Norton to trading standards and the financial ombudsman.

I purchased the norton 360 antivirus software from staples, It clearly says on the box that it is for windows 8. when you try to install the norton 360 it pops up a window saying not compatable . it also says cannot help with on line tech support. I then got on line and spoke to a tech support employee and after 20 minutes he tells me that I need to pay them additional money to make this norton product work on my computor. also the same thing is happening to my sister's computor, They want over $ 60.00 to make their norton product work on these two computors and I already spent over $ 90.00 on the software at staples. It says it is for the computors we are using, windows 8. I would never buy this norton product if I knew it would not work on my laptop and there is more charges to opperate this software, I have been using norton product for over 20 years and this will be the last time that I spend my money on their products if they will not stand behind what they sell without these charges. Also I had to search and search for a good number that I could use to talk to about this problem and it was still a waste of my time. the numbers I went through are, [protected], [protected], [protected], [protected]. This kind of service is totally unaceptable after me purchasing a norton product that will not work on my computor, and is advertised that it is made for it.

Norton have been taking £79 from our account each year for several years now despite the service being cancelled many years ago. When we called to get a refund we were put through to guru aid. No idea who this company are but they said the only way to get a refund from Norton was to pay then £79! Now is it just me or does this seem absolutely ridiculous!
Guru aid now constantly call us literally every day, it's bordering on harassment!
A large company such as Norton surely should have excellent customer service but apparently not. We have found the staff argumentative and extremely pushy. We asked to cancel and get a refund and now staff are constantly calling us asking if we want to renew the service! I would appreciate the £79 refunding from guru aid and then would kindly ask that nobody from your shambles of a company contact us again.
Kind Regards
Stuart Beilby

My complaint is three pages long and I would gladly forward it to an email address as an attachment Briefly this started in March of 2016 when my laptop indicated it was not protected by Norton Anti-virus although I down loaded a Norton Anti-virus disc. I phoned the Norton number listed on their package and ended up being dealt with by Geek Technologies. They checked my computer stating it was infected and I paid $589 (US) to have it cleared as well as lifetime protection for five devices as well as full time support.
Sept. 2017 a message appeared stating my Norton Anti-Virus protection was about to expire. I phoned the support line and Geek Tec. wanted me to pay $250.00 to install a driver otherwise they could not provide Norton protection. An argument took place with them finally providing McAfee protection for one device for 9 years. They hung up when I asked for protection for my laptop.
Dec. 5th/17 Geek Tec. phoned and wanted to renew my Norton Protection however they first wanted to check my computer. Upon checking they stated my computer was under attack and my IP address was comprised. For the sum of $299.00 I could get two year protection or for more money longer protection. I refused and they hung up.
Dec. 6th I checked with Norton and they reported that have never heard of Geek Technologies however I do have McAfee protection.
As previously stated I have three pages with documentation of names, times etc. if you would care to supply an email address that I could forward it to.
I don't know if anything can be done at present but the public at large should be made aware of this scam.

25/11/2017
ASSISTANT-ADAM H-6216
I purchased Norton antiviral for 5 computers and once home I resized I had the wrong one
On returning to the store on Saturday [protected] I was informed that I could not receive a refund or store credit, but the assistant said I could have the one for 2 years and a $ 100 store credit then he changed his mind and said a $40 credit I was not made aware that I could not receive a refund on the item and I
then said to the assistant that you should inform your customers when purchasing these items about not able to receive a refund and he said I will keep that in mind I am very disappointing in the service I received and not likely to return to the store ever again

on 31/08/16 I've received email from Norton - automatic renewal notice. I've responded with the request to cancel my direct debit details and cancel the subscription (i have not signed up up to have services renewed). My request has been actioned, I wasn't charged for subscription in 2016, however I was charged $153AUD in September 2017.
Please refund as I did not give permission for direct debit or use the program.

email toNorton Renewals re: charge of $100 for Norton security on 170914 Complaint to Norton/Symantic site https://www.symantec.com/connect/contact
On September 14, 2017 I was charged $100.79 through paypal for Norton security that I did not knowingly apply for, for a computer I no longer use when my new computer does not require Norton. I am eager to be reimbursed for a product that I do not use and that I did not receive. This is the paypal Transaction ID: 6WH85096SA926562T and the Norton Security Deluxe item# is [protected] (Norton™ Security Deluxe Serial Number: DWG7288QW2TC)
I trust you will take the action to reimburse me.

CURRENT COMPLAINT
I have given you good time to respond to my complaint and still no reply. As a significant amount of money is involved, I am motivated to not let this go. If I don't receive some resolution soon and a reply in a week or two, I will be forced to seek a dispute through paypal and go to social media to voice my dissatisfaction.