Netflix has always been one of the companies most deceived by scams. But the recent end of the streaming platform’s account sharing has led to a proliferation of scam attempts, the UFC-Que Choisir consumer association noted.
On May 23, Netflix announced stricter enforcement of its usage guidelines. From now on, a subscription can only benefit the members of a household. No more sharing passwords between family and friends. To explain the situation, the service sent an email to its customers.
This communication campaign gave scammers the opportunity to take advantage of this moment of hesitation. While subscribers are still not fully aware of the changes made by Netflix, some are posing as the platform to steal personal details or bank card numbers.
Spelling and postal address
Therefore, UFC-Que Choisir has seen many emails and SMS being sent for dishonest purposes. To protect yourself from this, the association encourages you to check the credibility of a message before clicking on any link.
To do this, you need to watch out for misspellings in an email or SMS received from Netflix. In most cases, a simple glance at the email address, often different from the sender’s name, is enough to understand that it is a phishing attempt.
Above all, Netflix reminds that the company never asks to communicate your credit card numbers or password by email or SMS. The streaming platform also assured Tech&Co that no penalties are foreseen as part of the end to account sharing.
Source: BFM TV
