As of: March 27, 2024, 6:59 a.m
By: Kilian Bäuml
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Fraudsters are currently using the Disney+ streaming service for their scams.
Anyone who receives an email should therefore be careful.
Bremen – Millions of people in Germany use streaming services, almost everyone now has a subscription.
In addition to the top dog Netflix, Disney+ was also able to establish itself on the German market.
Hundreds of thousands of subscribers look forward to the highlights on Disney+, but fraudsters also know this.
They are currently trying to use the streaming service for their scams and rip off their victims.
If you are currently receiving emails from Disney+, you should be careful.
Scammers use Disney+: Customers should be careful with emails
Emails are a popular tool of choice for fraudsters; this year alone, many people have received emails in which fraudsters pretended to be ING or Sparkasse.
Typically, the goal of scammers is to obtain their victims' data.
In the worst case, they can cause major financial damage.
As the consumer advice center informs on its phishing radar, fraudsters are currently using Disney+ for a similar scam.
Anyone who has received this email in the last few days had better be careful.
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Beware of phishing emails about your Disney+ account
In the email, the fraudsters write, among other things: “Unfortunately, we were unable to solve your payment problem and your subscription has been canceled.
We would of course be happy to welcome you again.
To do this, simply reactivate your subscription.” Below there is a button that says “Reactivate subscription”.
But consumers should under no circumstances press this button.
A few days ago, numerous people received a similar email in which they were informed about problems with payment and were supposed to log into their account by clicking on the button.
By clicking, criminals can gain access to consumers' personal information.
These can be used by fraudsters to misuse data.
To protect yourself from scammers' emails, it's best not to respond and instead move the emails to the spam folder or delete them directly.
Disney+ is not the only streaming service that scammers are trying to use; a Netflix scam was also recently circulating.