Warning about Netflix free subscription scam email

Scammers are trying to lure the public into sharing their information by claiming they’ve won a year’s free subscription to Netflix.

The scam email claims the target has been  “selected from thousands” to win the prize and, in a classic scam tactic, they’re implored to act quickly and fill out a form before the prize is withdrawn.

Clicking on any of the links will redirect you to a fake site where your details will be stolen by scammers.

Below is a screengrab of the email scam to help you easily identify it. In case you can’t read it, we’ve typed out the body of the mail below exactly as it appears. Scroll down for the rest of the article

You have been selected from thousands of applicants to win 1 year NETFLIX

Act quickly! Limited offer.There are only a few of these subscriptions left

CHECK IF YOUVE WON

Netflix free trial scam email

How to spot the ‘Netflix’ offer is a fake

Let’s work our way down from the top the of the mail to spot the tell-tale signs this is a dud, shall we?

While the name of the sender claims to be Netflix, the email address is actually promo.netflix@line67.cloudintime.com, which strongly suggests that claim is false.

Next, the email addresses you based on the first part of your email address.

So if my address included just my first name, such as Damian@email.com, then it might appear convincing as it’d address me as ‘Damian’.

If, on the other hand, I’d opted for a more creative email title (as many people do), I’d probably be a bit suspicious if it addressed me as ‘Cheeselover99’.

Next, there’s the litany of grammatical errors that you’ve no doubt already spotted.

Finally, describing the target as an ‘applicant’ suggests they would have put their name in the hat for the prize at some point.

So for all these reasons, this Netflix ‘prize’ is best deleted and forgotten about.

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