Free annual subscription from Netflix: that's behind the scam email
If you have received an e-mail saying that you are receiving a Netflix annual subscription, you should remember the good old saying: "Some things are just too good to be true". In this case too, an old popular wisdom is correct.
Free annual subscription from Netflix: You should ignore this email
In almost all cases, the supposed winner's email from Netflix is a scam email that criminals use to pull the money out of your pocket.
- It is true that Netflix ran a quiz some time ago that won annual subscriptions. However, the quiz has now ended and the lucky three winners have already been determined. Of course, you could only win if you had previously participated in the quiz.
- Nevertheless, criminals are still trying to get on the train by sending out countless scam emails.
- The emails suggest to recipients that they are among the lucky winners of the streaming service and can watch Netflix for free for one year.
- Regardless of the fact that you may not have participated in the quiz at all, you should make the language and grammar mistakes suspicious on the supposed winner email. A global company like Netflix has, among other things, a large German branch and from there nobody would send messages with such errors.
- In the supposed winner email you will be asked to follow a link, which you should not do. Nevertheless, if you follow the link, you run the risk of falling into a subscription trap. Then you will actually come to an annual subscription unexpectedly, but not free of charge. The subscription trap costs you $ 50 a month. In addition, the subscription has absolutely nothing to do with Netflix. You have been tricked and unwittingly signed up for a subscription to the online music service Radiouniverse.
- If you fall into the subscription trap, you should contact the consumer advice center immediately. There you will receive tips and a corresponding template for the termination.
If you have not already won an annual subscription to the streaming service, you can at least wish for films and series from Netflix. In the next post we will tell you how to do it.