Enlarge image
Warning from the LKA Lower Saxony: "There are currently numerous variants of a phishing mail in circulation"
Photo: KACPER PEMPEL/ REUTERS
The Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office (LKA) warns of fraudulent emails sent by cyber criminals on behalf of the Disney Group.
In the news, for example, it is claimed that customers of the Disney+ streaming service have not paid their monthly fee.
In some cases, there are also threats to switch off, block or terminate the account, as the LKA announced on Tuesday.
According to the LKA, numerous variants of the phishing e-mail are currently in circulation.
The aim of the criminals is obviously to get hold of private data such as e-mail addresses or passwords from users.
In order to prevent an alleged termination, for example, the recipients should click on a link and enter their login data on a website.
These are classic phishing attacks.
The fraudsters may also be aiming to get credit card or bank details.
(Read more about how criminals use this scam here.)
threat of fees
In order to increase the pressure on those addressed to follow the instructions in the messages, there is talk of a blocking of the user account or even "closure fees" of up to 19.99 euros, the LKA continues.
On a police website, the officers showed different variants of the fake emails that are currently circulating.
more on the subject
Online forum: Reddit falls victim to a phishing attack
Phishing as a self-experiment: Greetings from the wrong bossBy Patrick Beuth
Attack with malware: Is a 17-year-old hacking his way through the IT industry?By Patrick Beuth
The police emphasized that the scammers used various addresses for their messages "that do not indicate a real email contact from Disney".
Recipients of fraudulent e-mails should under no circumstances click on buttons or links or enter data on one of the linked websites.
Anyone who has nevertheless fallen into such a trap and has disclosed sensitive data should inform the streaming provider and their own bank and also file a criminal complaint with the local police or the online police station responsible for their own state.
hpp/dpa
