Example Phishing Email from Geek Squad with Subject Transaction Details Wednesday, September 30, 2026: YourName Transaction

For the record, this is a Geek Squad Phishing email attempt that is recently going around, with subject "Transaction Details Wednesday, September 30, 2026: YourName Transaction"

What to do?  Report them, go to bottom of page. 

From: Perksurge Deals<noreply@kcgm.de> Subject: Transaction Details Wednesday, September 30, 2026: YourName Transaction Geek Squad Inc. Membership Information Center Hi {yourname}, Your Geek Squad Inc. profile contains the service information below. If GeekSquadInc. is unfamiliar, review its source and installation details before taking action. ──────────────────────── SERVICE DETAILS Reference: #xxxxxx Product: Coverage Review Network Code: xxxxxxxxxxxxx Term: 36 Months Value: USD314.18 ──────────────────────── ACCOUNT Name: yourname Email: youremail Customer ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The service remains linked to this profile. Renewal date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026. ASSISTANCE For account questions, use the official resources from Geek Squad Inc.. Contact: +1 833 435 3842 Automated service notice. Best wishes, Gilda Nunes Copyright © 2026 Company. All rights reserved.

Spam Link

1. +1 833 435 3842

How to tell this is a Phishing email?

1. Check email address in full, if it's not from originating company then it's phishing.
2. Hover over all links in email, if it's not from the company's website then forget it.
3. The best way is to look at message source, see below.

How to examine Email Message Source?

Now let's look at message source

1. Outlook.com->Actions->View Message Source. 
2. Gmail.com->More (down arrow to top right)->Show original.

Check for suspicious links, anything that does not originate from source domain, like apple.com.

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Report Phishing Email (not as Spam)

1. Outlook.com->Junk (at Top)->Phishing Scam
2. Gmail.com->More (down-arrow to top right)->Report Phishing 

Report Phishing to Google

If you have received this email, take further action by

1. https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/

Report phishing at Microsoft and government agencies

1. http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-faq.aspx

Report phishing for Web hosting companies (e.g., GoDaddy, Cloudflare, Digital Ocean) and ISPs

1. SpamCop.net - Sign up for SpamCop reporting

Anti‑Phishing Working Group (APWG) — forward to reportphishing@apwg.org

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