Netflix subscribers targeted in yet another email scam

Another phishing scam targeted at streaming users.
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Marcus Gilmer
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Netflix subscribers targeted in yet another email scam
Beware, Netflix users, the new Demagorgen is actually a phishing attempt Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

Beware, Netflix subscribers. While you're binging Stranger Things, BoJack Horseman, or any of the Air Bud films, you're also the target of a new email scam.

Flagged late last week by Mailguard, the new email scam comes in a phishing email that's been meticulously designed to look like it came straight from Netflix itself, using the company logo and everything. It's definitely more sophisticated than the last Netflix email phishing attempt.

The gist of the scam: The email informs the subscriber their account has been suspended because there's been trouble with the billing on their account. All you have to do is sign back in, update your credit card information, and restart your account.

All the screens look pretty convincing, especially if you're the sort that doesn't pay much attention to the corresponding URLs of a page you're on, but that's the big telltale sign.

Images of Netflix shows like The Crown are also employed in the scam, lending it an air of authenticity. But, nope, there's nothing actually wrong with your account.

According to Deadline, more than 100 million subscribers have been targeted by the scam thus far; there's no word as to how those emails were obtained.

In a statement to Mashable, Netflix said:

We take the security of our members' accounts seriously and Netflix employs numerous proactive measures to detect fraudulent activity to keep the Netflix service and our members' accounts secure. Unfortunately, scams are common on the internet and target popular brands such as Netflix and other companies with large customer bases to lure users into giving out personal information.

Members who want to learn more about how to keep their personal information safe against malicious online activity can go to netflix.com/security or contact Customer Service directly.

If you need even more advice, or know a less-than-savvy user who could use the pointers, Netflix's own help page has some keen recommendations for protecting your account but, really, we're pretty much at the point where nothing is real and no one can be trusted.

Just like in your favorite Netflix thriller!

Full circle, people.

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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