Warning! Fake Netflix emails lead to subscription trap!

Emails are currently being sent in the name of Netflix - but be careful, this is a subscription trap!

Recently, Netflix held a quiz campaign where you could win 3 free annual subscriptions. ( We reported.) Fraudsters are now trying to jump on this wave and send fake emails in the name of the company that entice people with just such a free annual subscription.

This is what the email looks like:

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Important message for . Get a Netlfix annual subscription

Hello,
Netflix Annual Subscription Free
Download in less than 1 minute!
1. Answer a few questions
2. Please fill out the form
3. Complete your order

Link – Show me the offer

In broken German it is suggested that something is free - but that is not the case!

If you follow the link, you will be redirected to an external site that has absolutely nothing to do with Netflix:

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Get a Netflix subscription with radiuniverse

With the TRIAL you have subscribed to the radiuniverse service, after 7 days if you do not cancel your account you will be charged the costs of the premium account. radiouniverse is an online service for listening to music. You can read the subscription terms and conditions here.

It's easy to cancel the subscription. If you do not cancel your subscription during the trial period, your subscription will require a recurring payment. The subscription costs $49.99 for 30 days paid by credit card. Billing and Invoicing: radiouniverse reserves the right to send digital and physical invoices if the Premium Subscription for a Customer Order is not followed by a credit card payment. Invoices can be issued by a third party. radiouniverse reserves the right to use so-called factoring methods.

With your radiouniverse account you can take part in the raffle for this promotional product. We will give a promotional product among active users every month. The winner will be contacted to arrange delivery.

The text that indicates that you can get a subscription with a monthly cost of $49.99 is deliberately made difficult to read in gray font on a black background. But here it becomes clear once again that there is absolutely no such thing as a free annual Netflix subscription!

What to do if you receive an unwanted subscription?

If you surf on your cell phone, a so-called third-party block extremely important because it prevents unwanted automatic billing. We ourselves set up a third-party block and the payment process, which would have happened automatically, was fortunately not able to be carried out by the operator. This can be recognized by the message: “Temporary error at the billing office”.

You can learn more about third-party blocking on Mimikama .

Also in our article “ Subscription trap? Fight back !” The importance of a third-party block becomes really clear.

If amounts have already been invoiced, request them back or not have them debited! This sounds easier than it actually is, but this is where you have to be stubborn and put pressure on the mobile operator. Especially companies that, as radiouniverse pointed out on the external website above, have so-called factoring contracts with mobile phone operators, should be bothered. Here you will find more information .

You can also get help from consumer advice centers . They can provide you with tips and sample letters on how to cancel unwanted subscriptions and claim back amounts that have been collected without authorization. (smartphone rip-off)

You can also submit a complaint to the Federal Network Agency .

Result:

Netflix is ​​no longer giving away (further) annual subscriptions!

If you receive an email with this subject, it can end up in the trash without being opened!

Under no circumstances follow the link and certainly do not enter any data into a ready-made mask!