Even more fees on Netflix? It’s better not to respond to this email

• An email from Netflix causes a lack of understanding among customers.
• According to the message, high fees will be charged and your account will be blocked.
• There is a perfidious scam behind this.

Since Netflix took action against account sharing, you have to accept surcharges and high costs. A recent email makes it seem as if you will now be charged additional fees. Unless you follow the instructions in the message. But you definitely shouldn’t do that.

In reality, the email does not come from Netflix at all, but from cybercriminals. With the phishing scam, the senders want to get valuable data and gain access to your bank account.

Threat of account blocking

In the email in question, the fraudsters claim on behalf of the streaming service that your account had to be blocked. The reason for this is a problem with your payment. It is therefore urgent that you update your billing information.

If you do not comply with this request as quickly as possible, you will not only have your account permanently closed, but also an account closure fee of 39.99 euros. Finally, the criminals point out that additional confirmation from the bank may also be necessary.

As the consumer advice center reports, this is a smart move. In this way, the criminals ensure that you do not become suspicious when they use the stolen data to transfer money from your bank account.

You can access the information you need to gain access to your bank account via a link in the email. This leads to a fake Netflix page where highly sensitive data is requested.

Protection against financial damage

Because of this approach, this scam is extremely perfidious and poses a great danger to your finances. However, you can quickly tell that it is a phishing email based on the impersonal salutation and the dubious sender address.

Don’t let the high fees and account closures put you off. The scammers want to intimidate you with the empty threat. The email should end up in the spam folder unanswered. If you have any doubts when you receive such an email, you can always contact official Netflix support.

Simple signs: How to recognize every phishing email

A first indication that you have received a phishing email: The email will ask you to confirm personal information or enter it on a website. This Under no circumstances should you comply with the demand. In addition, criminals often use the official logos of the companies they are copying in their emails, but not official sender addresses.

If the sender seems suspicious to you, you should read the email twice. You will often find spelling errors or inconsistencies in German grammar. The attackers usually do not write their own emails, but instead use automatically generated messages or translate known emails with a translation program. But why actually go to all this effort?

What do criminals achieve with phishing attacks?

Phishing is used on the Internet to collect real user data. These can be used to make money when email addresses, names and other information are sold for advertising purposes or passed on in criminal forums. With the data obtained, cyber criminals can also target future phishing attacks more specifically, making their attacks more effective.

Attachments and links contained in malicious emails often introduce malware or viruses to your computer. In addition, you should not simply ignore suspicious emails. Forward it to the email address above and help us report future phishing attacks.

More fraud warnings on netzwelt – stay one step ahead of cybercriminals

But phishing emails are not the only danger lurking on the Internet. In addition to attempted fraud, there are all sorts of viruses, Trojans and malware that can infect your computer. Unfortunately, data scandals are also part of everyday digital life. You can see the five most recent articles on the topic of “fraud warnings” below:

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