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New Email Scam Using Fake Netflix Website
Monday, November 6th 2017, 6:29 AM CST
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NEW YORK - A tech website says a Netflix email scam is targeting subscribers of the popular streaming service.
The emails are telling them that their account is about to be canceled.
MailGuard says the well-designed, individualized fake email convinces customers to update their account information to avoid suspension. \
New Email Scam Using Fake Netflix Website https://t.co/LRYSVWDPMk
— MailGuard (@MailGuard) November 3, 2017
This results in stolen personal and credit card information.
MailGuard says the scam works like a mail-merge; the body of the email is generic, but the sender field is designed to show the name of the intended victim, which personalizes the scam making it more convincing.