WARNING : Netflix Scam

[Jola]

A friend received an e-mail today, faked to look as if it came from Netflix, claiming that something had gone wrong with her account details, and requested that these be renewed.

A link was provided into a Netflix lookalike page, which allowed her to update her credit card details.

Fortunately her credit card limit was low, because within minutes someone in the UAE attempted to charge R20 000 and R15 000 respectively, on her credit card. These charges failed, and she immediately contacted the bank and had her credit card stopped.

In hindsight it is easy to identify this as a scam, but people don't always pay sufficient attention, it looked legitimate on a superficial level.

Check the link provided, don't just click on it !!!

Be careful, specifically for this Netflix scam, but there may also be others out there.

 

[RedViking]

Does your friend use Gmail?

I very very seldom get spam. There is once or twice it slipped through for Trixie.

 

[123Eish]

Received the same scam email twice today on my yahoo email address.

They spelt customer wrong in the email which was a giveaway.

 

[Bill Clitnon]

Check the link provided, don't just click on it !!!

Also check the sender address if you have any doubt whatsoever. There might be a tiny difference from what it should look like/what you would expect in the address.

I almost lost 900k meant for a house deposit when one of my email correspondence got intercepted. Everything looked exactly legit, except a tiny difference in the sender's address. Thought I'm still talking to the lawyer, meanwhile I'm talking to this scamming prick. Thank F*** I noticed it in time and called the bank to block the transaction. Suffice to say I won't make that mistake again.

You think you're smart enough (like I did ) and there's no way they will ever catch you, but there are some mastermind @$$hole scammers out there. May they all burn in hell.

 

[sandereo]

Received the same scam email twice today on my yahoo email address.

They spelt customer wrong in the email which was a giveaway.

Correct. The way the request is constructed is also an indicator.

 

[Grouter]

Also saw it on a clients mail.
Reply address was xxxxxxx @ xtra dot co dot nz.

The link that the red button 'update subscription' leads to is 'damoulis dot com /xe.

At the bottom: "Thank you for choosing nflix" !

 

[gboy]

Grammar and prose is also terrible, not something that got reviewed a million times by a massive company, before sending.

 

[saor]

Grammar and prose is also terrible, not something that got reviewed a million times by a massive company, before sending.

I don't get how these spammers can be so bad. You can literally get someone on fiverr or something to check your one paragraph of wording. They go to all these lengths to spam so many people but writing a properly legit paragraph of English was too much effort and the thing that's going to cause a lot of people to be suspicious.

The disconnect between knowing enough to pull this off but also being so dumb regarding the wording of the thing...it's strange.

 

[gregmcc]

When will people learn never to click on any links provided in emails

 

[Herr der Verboten]

A friend received an e-mail today, faked to look as if it came from Netflix, claiming that something had gone wrong with her account details, and requested that these be renewed.

A link was provided into a Netflix lookalike page, which allowed her to update her credit card details.

Fortunately her credit card limit was low, because within minutes someone in the UAE attempted to charge R20 000 and R15 000 respectively, on her credit card. These charges failed, and she immediately contacted the bank and had her credit card stopped.

In hindsight it is easy to identify this as a scam, but people don't always pay sufficient attention, it looked legitimate on a superficial level.

Check the link provided, don't just click on it !!!

Be careful, specifically for this Netflix scam, but there may also be others out there.

i have been WARNED thank you.

 

[Grouter]

"Your subscription has been expired"

 

[Cumulus]

Same thing here Grouter, exactly! But, it has been reported to ISP, and bounced, and deleted. Don't know if ANY of this helps?

 

[Claymore]

I don't get how these spammers can be so bad. You can literally get someone on fiverr or something to check your one paragraph of wording. They go to all these lengths to spam so many people but writing a properly legit paragraph of English was too much effort and the thing that's going to cause a lot of people to be suspicious.

The disconnect between knowing enough to pull this off but also being so dumb regarding the wording of the thing...it's strange.

It's entirely deliberate. If it's 100% convincing, they will get everyone to believe the initial bit, but only a smaller percentage will actually pay. By putting in poor grammar etc., they are preselecting for ignorant or unsceptical people up front, which means the chance of scamming them is higher, and the chance of quick follow-ups and shut-downs is lower.

 

[Grouter]

Same thing here Grouter, exactly! But, it has been reported to ISP, and bounced, and deleted. Don't know if ANY of this helps?

Nup. Dummies still gonna click blindly.

 

[gboy]

It's entirely deliberate. If it's 100% convincing, they will get everyone to believe the initial bit, but only a smaller percentage will actually pay. By putting in poor grammar etc., they are preselecting for ignorant or unsceptical people up front, which means the chance of scamming them is higher, and the chance of quick follow-ups and shut-downs is lower.

That's an interesting take, never thought about it.

 

[Claymore]

That's an interesting take, never thought about it.

It's mainly a thing with the 419 scammers. They don't want to scoop up lots of sceptical people who they groom for weeks, and who then balk just when it's time to pay the money. The scammers would rather get the gullible people immediately.

 

[pinball wizard]

Check the link provided, don't just click on it !!!

Weird. Any link that comes my way I click it immediately.

 

[lkswan747]

"Your subscription has been expired"

Could have been done in South Africa, the passmark is 30% after all!