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“#Roku Will Never Charge for Activation \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s an\u00a0<\/span>unfortunate\u00a0fact of life that sometimes people are awful and take advantage of unsuspecting victims. So it\u2019s important to keep in mind that Microsoft will never call<\/a> you about your computer, that FedEx text message<\/a> may be a lie, and now Roku won\u2019t charge you to activate service.<\/span><\/p>\n

This latest scam story comes to us courtesy of the Detroit Free Press<\/a>, and it\u2019s a doozy. Maureen McDonald found herself fleeced for $150 after paying for \u201clifetime customer support service\u201d from Roku. The kicker? It wasn\u2019t even a cold call.<\/span><\/p>\n

McDonald set up a new Roku device in a bid to ride out the isolating pandemic when her TV flashed a \u201ccall this number for help\u201d message. It\u2019s unclear how the scammers pulled that off but considering it seemed to originate from her Roku, she trusted the prompt and called the number.<\/span><\/p>\n

The scammers were helpful in setting up her device, which isn\u2019t surprising. Good customer service can help sell a lie, after all. And then offered her a \u201clifetime support plan\u201d for $150. She paid, and a few months later, they called back, insisting on further payments. If she didn\u2019t pay, \u201cRoku would deactivate her service.\u201d That\u2019s when she realized the whole thing was a scam.<\/span><\/p>\n

And unfortunately, it\u2019s a growing problem. Roku now has warnings<\/a> on its site that state:<\/span><\/p>\n