Email Scam: Did you receive an Email claiming Your NetfIix Subscription Has Come To End But We Are Extending It For 90 Days

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Have You Received a Scam Email?
NetFlix, claiming "Your NetfIix Subscription Has Come To End But We Are Extending It For 90 Days"

Did you receive an email appearing to come from NetFlix, claiming "Your NetfIix Subscription Has Come To End But We Are Extending It For 90 Days"? Did they then instruct you to Go Here To Verify Your 90 Day NetfIix Membership On Us or something similar?

Well, don't fall for it.  It is a scam, and if you call them back or follow their instructions you will lose money and possibly your identity! If you hover your cursor over the link in the email, you will see it does not go to NetFlix - instead it goes to http://www.relfpym.net/  Clear, that domain has nothing to do with NetFlix. That's an obvious sign of a scan and phishing!

You can see another version of this scam here.

The people behind this are the worst kind of human scum; willing to do anything to scare, threaten, lie, cheat and steal money from anyone, including the elderly and poor. They usually operate out of Nigeria, China, Russia and even some developed western countries. Attachments typically include malware to infect your computer, tablet or phone and allow the scammer to capture your passwords.

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1. Report received:

   From: NetfIix
   Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 9:30 AM
   To:
   Subject: Your NetfIix Subscription Has Come To End But We Are Extending It For 90 Days

    

   

   Your Netflix Subscription Has Ended

   Dear valued subscriber,
   We regret to inform you that your Netflix subscription has expired. However, as part of our Loyalty Program, we are pleased to offer you a complimentary 90-day extension. To claim your extension, please click the button below.
   Go Here To Get Your Complimentary 90 Day Netflix Subscription
   

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Information About NetFlix, claiming Your NetfIix Subscription Has Come To End But We Are Extending It For 90 Days

There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.

The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports about the scams associated with this phone number (NetFlix, claiming Your NetfIix Subscription Has Come To End But We Are Extending It For 90 Days):

• Microsoft Safety and Security Center
• Microsoft Community - Windows Support Scam - I was called by someone who said they were windows support and my computer was sending them warnings and messages!
• ARS Technica

 

It is a scam

Don't fall for it.  It is a scam.

Here's what Netflix says

This is NetFlix's own advice:

How to tell if an email or text is actually from Netflix
We'll never ask you to share your personal information in a text or email. This includes:

• Credit or debit card numbers
• Bank account details
• Netflix passwords
• We'll never ask for payment through a 3rd party vendor or website.
  
  If the text or email links to a URL that you don't recognize, don't tap or click it. If you did already, do not enter any information on the website that opened.

What to do

Just ignore it and delete the email. Do not click on anything in the email.

NetFlix says:

1. Don’t click any of the links or open any of the attachments.
2. Forward the email to phishing@netflix.com.
3. NOTE: If your email is rejected when you forward it, it means we have already received a copy of the phishing message. You don't need to do anything else except delete the email or message.
   Delete the email.

Apple offers the following advice:

If you get a suspicious Email:
Scammers spoof phone numbers and use flattery and threats to pressure you into giving them information, money, and even iTunes gift cards. Always verify the caller's identity before you provide any personal information. If you get an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be from Apple, hang up and contact us directly.

Microsoft says:

Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers use scare tactics to trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services that supposedly fix contrived device, platform, or software problems.
Scammers may call you directly on your phone and pretend to be representatives of a software company. They might even spoof the caller ID so that it displays a legitimate support phone number from a trusted company. They can then ask you to install applications that give them remote access to your device. Using remote access, these experienced scammers can misrepresent normal system output as signs of problems.

Cybercriminals don't just send fraudulent email messages and set up fake websites. They might also call you on the telephone and claim to be from Microsoft. They might offer to help solve your computer problems or sell you a software license. Once they have access to your computer, they can do the following:

Trick you into installing malicious software that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user names and passwords. They might also then charge you to remove this software.

See these pages for guidance as applicable to your specific situation:

• If you are certain you don't owe a debt: What to do about harassing Emails
• If you may owe a debt: Debt collection Emails - what they may do, what the may not do and how to stop them
• If you are being harassed by the collector: file a compliant against a debt collector with the FTC - Use this form to submit a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection about a particular company or organization..
• How to stop telemarketers

Protect Yourself:

The following documents and websites can help you learn more about phishing and how to protect yourself against phishing attacks.

• Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
• Protecting Your Privacy
• Understanding Web Site Certificates
• Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
• Federal Trade Commission, Identity Theft
• Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams

Methods of Reporting Phishing Email to the US Government

• In Outlook Express, you can create a new message and drag and drop the phishing email into the new message. Address the message to phishing-report@us-cert.gov  and send it.
• In Outlook Express you can also open the email message^* and select File > Properties > Details. The email headers will appear. You can copy these as you normally copy text and include it in a new message tophishing-report@us-cert.gov .
• If you cannot forward the email message, at a minimum, please send the URL of the phishing website.

* If the suspicious mail in question includes a file attachment, it is safer to simply highlight the message and forward it. Some configurations, especially in Windows environments, may allow the execution of arbitrary code upon opening and viewing a malicious email message.

For More Information About Phishing, See:

• Click Here for a copy of NCL's Phishing Brochure.  Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader'.
• How Not to Get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam  [PDF version]
  Offers tips on how to avoid falling victim to a new type of spam scam in which consumers are deceived into handing over personal financial information.
• Is Someone "Phishing" for Your Information?  [PDF version]
  Cautions consumers about emails that claim to be from government agencies in an attempt to steal personal information.
• Digital PhishNet Web site.
• Phish Report Network - a cooperative effort by several companies providing an information clearinghouse that will be run by WholeSecurity, a provider of client-side security solutions.
• Internet Crime Prevention & Control Institute, a cooperative effort between Zero Spam Network Corp. and the University of Miami. Staffed by Miami undergraduate and graduate students and Zero Spam employees, works closely with the Secret Service's Electronic Crimes Task Force and ISPs in the United States and abroad to identify and block traffic to machines hosting phishing sites.
  • Report A Crime
  • FTC Fraud Reporting

There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.

The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports about the scams associated with this phone number (855-687-1444, claiming This is Microsoft. This call is to inform you that your Microsoft license key has expired):

• Microsoft Safety and Security Center
• Microsoft Community - Windows Support Scam - I was called by someone who said they were windows support and my computer was sending them warnings and messages!
• ARS Technica

Related Scams

There are a number of common telephone scams, such as:

• Collect Call scams
• Inmate collect call scams
• Phone service is about to be cut off
• Telemarketers

and some new and as yet, uncommon scams.

 

For a comprehensive list of national and international agencies to report scams, see this page.