- We have a warning about a strange email telling you it is time to renew your Microsoft account. 

- NBC4 Consumer Reporter John Matarese shows us what to do if you receive it so you don't waste your money. 

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- Have a computer with Microsoft Windows on it? Then you need to watch for an email that's targeting many Ohioans, saying it's time to renew your subscription. 

JOHN MATARESE: David Anderson was putting up his fall decorations when something spookier than any ghost showed up in his email account. 

- Windows Defender, an invoice for a one-year subscription of Microsoft Firewall Defender. 

JOHN MATARESE: He knew that was Microsoft's antivirus program, but it was the price of the subscription that threw him for a loop. 

- $399. 

- $399? 

- Yes. 

- [LAUGHS] 

Now, sure, we've all gotten junk emails. But when that email says it's from Microsoft, you might pay attention. And when it says "subscription renewal," you might really pay attention. 

JOHN MATARESE: But you think some other people might see this and say, oh, I need to pay? 

- Very easily. Yeah, it looks very legit. 

JOHN MATARESE: Windowsreport.com is warning that this is not legitimate, nor is another email claiming to renew Office 365. All of these ask for your login information, which can then be used to access your credit or debit card. Another asks for your PayPal account. David says that's one trick no one needs to fall for. 

- It was just flags all over. 

- Remember, Microsoft does not charge for a Windows renewal or update, especially for hundreds of dollars. So don't waste your money. I'm John Matarese, NBC4.