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Gen Digital Inc

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    Customer Complaints Summary

    • 1,160 total complaints in the last 3 years.
    • 321 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/12/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I was charged for a 3 year contract with lifelock for $349.99 through PayPal.I do not have a PayPal account.I have spent 3 days on the phone going through a myriad of questions and misdirection only to still have no resolution.I do use VENMO and I am always successful when using it.They told me in one of our multi hour conversations that they would credit me with VENMO.Failed The lifelock people have failed to refund my money.please help me recover my $349.99 from them.Thank you for your attention to this very frustrating matter.********************** ************ ******************

      Business Response

      Date: 10/18/2022

      Hi There,

      Thank you for contacting our team.

      We were unable to locate an account with the details provided. It's likely the email you received was a phishing attempt, which is in no way affiliated with NortonLifeLock. It is highly unlikely there is any charge on your account associated with this, however we would recommend following up with your financial institution for peace of mind.

      You can verify the legitimacy of correspondence sent from NortonLifeLock here: https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v71088498

      More information about the fraudulent use of the NortonLifeLock brand can be found here: https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/feature-stories/fraudulent-use-nortonlifelock-brand

      Should you receive any further scam emails, you can report them to us via the details located here: https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v138341527

      For any additional queries our support can be reached via the link below.
      https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/contact

      Kind Regards,
      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/11/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      ResolvedMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      On July 31,2022 my ATM card was charged by NortonLifelock Inc. for the amount of $193.05 I did not have any information from this company, but I found a telephone number on ****** for Norton. Then I called them somebody from India answered me as a technical support. I complained why I have been charged $193.05 on my card. I did not buy anything from Norton the person whom I was talking Introduced himself as *********and he gave me a case number which was ******** and mentioned that my money would be returned soon. After while I called them again talked to **** and she gave another case number which was *******.I have been calling them many times seemed they were paying game with me. I do not know where is Norton and they do not have a particular location or a customer service. The number ************* which belongs to Norton is in India and that is the only information I have. This is scam business and on people account and charge them. I'm complaining against Norton LifeLock that they are doing fraud business. Please help me to get my money back .

      Business Response

      Date: 11/23/2022

      Good Day,

      Thank you for touching base.

      We have investigated your account and can see that you had Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant, which had auto-renewal enabled. Which resulted in the renewal charge of $193.05 USD, however we can see that the order was charged back and the dispute was accepted. The funds should be back with the financial institution. Please proceed to check with your financial institution to locate the funds.

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

      Customer Answer

      Date: 11/26/2022

       I called my bank and they said that they have never received the amount of $193.05 back from NortonLifeLock Inc. there is no documents of proof that they have returned the money back to my account, Please follow this investigation .

      Business Response

      Date: 12/19/2022

      Hi There,

      Thank you for your response. We have touch based with our financial department and they confirmed that the refunds returned back to ** after the chargeback. However, we cannot refund again to the card but will be via check. Could you please confirm that the name and address on the BBB are accurate and I can proceed to request a check to be processed. 

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalations Team

      Customer Answer

      Date: 12/21/2022


      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me.  I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved.

      Regards,

      *************************

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 12/22/2022

       My name  is: *************************

      Business name: *********************************.
      ID #: ********

      Address: ************************************************************ 91364

      they can issue the check under my name  ************************* and send it to the above address.

      Business Response

      Date: 12/27/2022

      Hi There,

      Thank you for touching base and providing confirmation.

      We have now started the refund process for the amount of $193.05 USD and forwarded your request to our ******************* Please allow up to 4-6 weeks to receive the check. Your Refund Reference Number is: REF-AP1413888227-**** (This is an internal reference number that you can quote,should you have any issues with receiving your check).

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalations Team

       

       

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 01/10/2023


      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me.  I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved.

      Regards,

      *************************

       
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/11/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I received an email stating I purchased lifelock and my checking acct was about to be charged $399. I never signed up for any life lock. When I called the lifelock ph#*********** they hung up on me. Sounds like scammers. Please check into it.

      Business Response

      Date: 11/23/2022

      Good Day,

      Thank you for touching base.

      After investigating, I can confirm that it did not originate from NortonLifeLock, and appears to be a scam attempt. The **** do not match our own.  Please note that we will never send emails from public email domains such as gmail.com, outlook.com etc. An official email from us should come from either norton.com, lifelock.com, or nortonlifelock.com.

      If you still want to verify if the email came from Norton, please follow the instructions in this article see https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v71088498

      Unfortunately,these types of support scams are all too common in the tech sector. Scammers will pose as legitimate companies in order to gather funds or information from consumers. These types of scams ***** trust between us and our customers, and I thank you for bringing this to our attention. I have forwarded the message you received to our brand protection team for further investigation.

      I recommend that you dont respond or interact in any other way with the suspicious email or text you received. Simply move it to your deleted folder and add the sender to your spam filter. Do not click or follow any links contained in a suspicious email or text. If you are in doubt, you can reach out to NortonLifeLock support 24/7 at our site: https://support.norton.com/

      If you feel you have been the victim of an internet fraud you may also choose to report it to the authorities at the following link: https://www.ftcComplaintAssistant.gov/

      You can report any further spam or scam emails directly to us. See here for instructions: https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v138341527

      Here is a support article with more information on these types of scams: https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-online-scams-how-to-recognize-and-avoid-tech-support-scams.html

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/11/2022

      Type:Delivery Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      The message comes on email saying that my security service will start soon - I never ordered it - It says ORDERALERT 245. The fine print is small and it is hard to find the phone number to cancel. I have tried to unsubscribe or cancel before but they just come back. There is no place to unsubscribe. If you dont cancel you will owe. $449.99.

      Business Response

      Date: 11/23/2022

      Good Day,

      Thank you for touching base.

      After investigating, I can confirm that it did not originate from NortonLifeLock, and appears to be a scam attempt. Please note that we will never send emails from public email domains such as gmail.com, outlook.com etc.An official email from us should come from either norton.com, lifelock.com, or nortonlifelock.com. If you still want to verify if the email came from Norton, please follow the instructions in this article see https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v71088498

      Unfortunately,these types of support scams are all too common in the tech sector. Scammers will pose as legitimate companies in order to gather funds or information from consumers. These types of scams ***** trust between us and our customers, and I thank you for bringing this to our attention. I have forwarded the message you received to our brand protection team for further investigation.

      I recommend that you dont respond or interact in any other way with the suspicious email or text you received. Simply move it to your deleted folder and add the sender to your spam filter. Do not click or follow any links contained in a suspicious email or text. If you are in doubt, you can reach out to NortonLifeLock support 24/7 at our site: https://support.norton.com/

      If you feel you have been the victim of an internet fraud you may also choose to report it to the authorities at the following link: https://www.ftcComplaintAssistant.gov/

      You can report any further spam or scam emails directly to us. See here for instructions: https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v138341527

      Here is a support article with more information on these types of scams: https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-online-scams-how-to-recognize-and-avoid-tech-support-scams.html

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/11/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      On August 17, 2021, I was charged ****** for Norton, which is supposed to be cancelled and refunded. My husband and I have both had Life lock for several years, and decided to cancel when the prices went up when Norton took over Life lock, and then I was double charged for my subscription. I received all credits expect for the ******. I have been calling Norton for many months and they said they cannot get the refund to go through on my credit card because since then I have had different cards due to this mess. They told me in May of 2022 they would have to issue me a check, but it would take 4-6 weeks. I agreed to this, and have kept calling back to see when the check was coming as 6 weeks had passed. They said they would escalate the case, and it would be another 4-6 weeks. I have been told this over and over and over again, and time has come and gone and it is now over a year and I still do not have my refund. The case number is ********. I have had many case numbers with this situation, as every time I would call they would give me a new case number. I need help collecting this refund as I cannot get anywhere with this company. I have asked several times to be transferred to an agent in the US and they keep telling me that is not possible. I also try to speak to supervisors on this escalated case and the agents keep telling me that I will be told the same thing (another 4-6 weeks). I feel like I am being scammed by a company who was suppose to be protecting me. Please help. I have been trying for this refund for over a year now. There is much more to this whole ordeal, but hoping you can resolve this for me with this case number. If you need more information please let me know.Thank you

      Business Response

      Date: 11/23/2022

      Good Day,

      Thank you for touching base.

      We have investigated your account and can confirm that the refund was processed. We are currently in contact with the billing team on the status of the check. We have assigned this case to an Escalation Associate, and they will be in touch to provide assistance.

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/10/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I called to find out what was wrong with my account, I received a very nasty agent, who did not want to help me set up my email address to my account so I can actually use the apps and features because it was not explained to me that when I signed up, my phone number was not a valid entry to access my account. After getting frustrated with this agent, I asked for a manager and the chick! hung up on me! SOOOOOOO unprofessional, and Im supposed to trust this company to keep information safe with staff like this?!!!!

      Business Response

      Date: 11/23/2022

      Good Day,

      Thank you for touching base.

      We have assigned the following and one of our Escalation Associate will contact you to provide assistance.

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/10/2022

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Paid for renewal 12/21 but want to cancel automatic renewal going forward. The web site leads you to believe you can do that on line but after going thru the process numerous times you get this msg "an unexpected system error occurred". Your only action is to schedule a phone call with a rep who is going to try to talk you out of cancelling. This is a deceptive practice and should be stopped.

      Business Response

      Date: 10/17/2022

       

      Hi There,

       

      Thank you for contacting our team.

       

      You can disabled automatic renewal of subscriptions by the steps found on the link below:

      https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/kb20090818144126EN

       

      Should you encounter an error, please advise our support when the error occurs so it can be investigated and resolved. 

       

      Thank you.

       

      Kind Regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/10/2022

      Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I disabled auto renewal within the software in 2020. However, after receiving multiple offers to renew at a lower rate, I repurchased a license in 2021, which did not require me to reinstall the software. However, Norton did not inform me that I had to disable auto renewal AGAIN. Within hours of receiving a notification of the auto renewal charge, I contacted Norton support. The website implies that it's simply a matter of requesting a refund. It's deceptive because the chat representative leaves you waiting for several minutes before copying and pasting the nonsense that's in the legal disclosure only to inform you that they will NOT provide a refund.If the software is so great, why the deceptive practice? How pathetic!

      Business Response

      Date: 11/23/2022

      Good Day,

      Thank you for touching base.

      We have assigned out the following and an Escalation Associate will be in touch to provide assistance.

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/09/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Well, I received an email from this company saying they were given permission by my tax preparer to bill me for their ANTI VIRAL services for the next 3 years at the price of $298.98. Now I had never given any one any permission to do anything *** that. I tried to call and rectify the situation 2 times, but each time I got disconnected on their end and was not able to regain the connection. That is a lot of money too me. And it is a scam. I would like my money returned ASAP. Here is a copy of the email I received.Dear ****************** Processed to ********************** **** Thank you for your order. Please review your payment amount below, we have attached a PDF detailing your order invoice and terms of your subscription. Contact Support *************** Reach out to us anytime between 9 AM To 6 PM EST. We'll be happy to help you. Well, its the best I can do I guess youd say. But its wrong for companies to do this to people. I never ask themed for any services. Please help me rectify this situation and get my money returned to me.Thank you.------Product Details: ------ NORTON=**** Network Security - Auto Renewal 3 Years subscription Invoice Number: ******* Invoice Date: 09/22/2022 Payment Method: Online Amount: ****** USD We have charged you ****** USD for the next 3 Years subscription. We tried to contact you on your registered Phone number, Deduction of amount will appear on your bank account within ************************************* Wish to cancel the Renewal, Please connect us on *************** (9 AM To 6 PM EST) Sincerely, 2022 NORTON **** All Rights Reserved

      Business Response

      Date: 11/23/2022

      Good Day,

      Thank you for contacting us.

      After investigating, I can confirm that it did not originate from NortonLifeLock, and appears to be scam attempt. Please note that we will never send emails from public email domains such as gmail.com, outlook.com etc. An official email from us should come from either norton.com, lifelock.com, or nortonlifelock.com. If you still want to verify if the email came from Norton, please follow the instructions in this article see https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v71088498

      Unfortunately,these types of support scams are all too common in the tech sector. Scammers will pose as legitimate companies in order to gather funds or information from customers. These types of scams ***** trust between us and our customers, and I thank you for bringing this our attention. I have forwarded the message you received to our brand protection team for further investigation.

      If you have transferred funds believing that you were paying for one of our subscriptions suggest you contact your bank as soon as possible, if you have not already done so, to flag this transaction as fraudulent. If you feel you have been the victim of fraud you may choose to report it to the authorities at the following link: https://www.ftcComplaintAssistant.gov/ . You can also file a police report with your local authorities, in case your bank requires this for their investigation.

      I recommend that you dont respond or interact in any other way with the suspicious email or text you received. Simply move it to your deleted folder and add the sender to your spam filter. Do not click or follow any links contained in a suspicious email or text. If you are in doubt, you can reach out to NortonLifeLock support 24/7 at our site: https://support.norton.com/

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/08/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Tried to call Norton customer service about my stolen identity they allowed on my Apple SE IPhone. On 10/08/2022Customer Service wanted to investigate me as if I were the hackers. I have been with Norton for 6 months Within that time period I have been hacked at lest 3 times. I was locked out of my ******** app my ******** messenger app and my ********* account. Not on would not allow me to give them my updated information before investigating which is ludicrous because there would be no way for them to verify me without my updated information. They allowed my vpn to continuously be turned off as well as my Federal Rural internet mfrontier account to be turned off. I cannot conduct my marketing business as a research author and I am losing money hourly. I want them to restore my true identity change my up address to a new hidden iP address and I want a full refund sent to my address . Not to my bank because I cant trust Norton to protect my bank account no longer

      Business Response

      Date: 11/23/2022

      Good Day,

      Thank you for contacting us.

      We have assigned the following and an Escalation Associate will touch base as soon as possible, to provide assistance.

      Thank you.

      Kind regards,

      The NortonLifeLock Escalation Team

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