From the beginning of 2023, Netflix is to start fighting users who – often contrary to the regulations – share their accounts with distant family, friends or even strangers met on the Internet. Of course, cybercriminals try to take advantage of this confusion.
You got a text from Netflix. It could be a scam
For several days, SMS fraud attacks have been observed, the purpose of which is to steal money from Polish users of the American VOD platform. As he points out, attempts to impersonate Netflix are made regularly, but in recent days they have definitely gained strength.
The telephones of Poles most often receive messages about a problem with the payment or blocking of the Netflix account. At the end of the SMS there is a link to a scammer site that should not be opened. It is worth noting that its content is only seemingly similar to the address of the Netflix website, and the messages do not contain Polish characters. A sample SMS can be found below:
Your subscription is temporarily suspended, please confirm your details to reactivate it.
An example of a fake SMS from scammers photo mat. own
The goal of the scammers is of course to trick you into entering a specially crafted website that pretends to be a popular VOD platform. First, the scammers ask for your Netflix account login and password. In the next step, the victim is asked to confirm his personal data “for the invoice”, and at the end he is to enter the payment card details.
With such information, fraudsters can not only take over the account on the platform, but also clean the funds from the payment card. After receiving a similar SMS, it is best not to react to it, and above all, you cannot click on the link and provide any data.
Source: Gazeta
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