Cyber criminals want to lure you into a phishing trap on behalf of Netflix. The goal is your payment information. This is how you spot the scam.
- If you have a Netflix subscription, you could currently be the target of a phishing scam.
- Under the pretext of problems, the scammers want to get your payment information.
- You can spot the fake by looking at a few signs.
Numerous phishing emails are currently being sent on behalf of the streaming provider Netflix. The goal of the scam is always the same: your payment information. Problems with your payment are currently serving as an excuse. Fraudsters are primarily targeting credit cards.
The message with the subject “Consult the procedure” is quite simple and, at a cursory glance, appears relatively authentic. By entering your e-mail address under the account data, the scammers want to convince you that the e-mail is genuine. However, the sender address, the impersonal address and the price in dollars are clear indications of a phishing email.
You fall into the actual trap when you click on the “Pay for the subscription” button. The link takes you to a fake website that asks for your bank details and credit card information. We advise you to ignore the email and move it to the spam folder. If you want to better protect yourself from annoying scams in the future, you should install an antivirus program.
Simple signs: This is how you recognize every phishing email
A first indication that you have received a phishing email: the email will ask you to confirm personal data or to enter it on a website. This Under no circumstances should you comply with the request. In addition, criminals often use the official logos of the companies they are copying in their emails, but not official sender addresses.
If you find the sender suspicious, you should read the email twice. You will often find spelling mistakes or inconsistencies in German grammar. The attackers usually do not write their emails themselves, but instead use automatically generated messages or translate known emails with a translation program. But why all the effort?
What do criminals achieve with phishing attacks?
Phishing is used on the Internet to collect real user data. Money can be made with these if e-mail addresses, names and other information are sold for advertising purposes or passed on in criminal forums. With the data obtained, cyber criminals can also address future phishing attacks in a more targeted manner, making their attacks more effective.
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Attachments and links contained in malicious e-mails also often inject malware or viruses onto your computer. In addition, you should not simply ignore suspicious emails. Forward them to the above email address and help us report future phishing attacks.
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