Overview
- The campaign emails assert a Netflix monthly payment failed and say the subscription has been cancelled to push recipients to react.
- Red flags include a garbled subject line such as "IhrNetflix-Zugang wir-konstenlos-verlngert" and a 24-hour cutoff threatening service shutdown.
- The messages list the recipient’s address under an "Informationen zu Ihrem Konto" section to feign legitimacy despite impersonal greetings and suspect senders.
- Consumer advocates advise ignoring the emails, not clicking links, moving them to spam, and checking account status via the Netflix app or website.
- Reports from the Verbraucherzentrale, FOCUS online, and Chip.de on Dec. 15 note no evidence of a Netflix system breach, describing a classic social‑engineering attempt.