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title: Netflix Imitated Again in New Phishing Scam
description: New zero-day phishing scam using fake Netflix branding. Netflix has become a favourite vehicle for email fraudsters. Their large customer base make them a
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# [Netflix Imitated Again in New Phishing Scam](https://www.mailguard.com.au/blog/netflix-phishing-180110)

 Written by [Emmanuel Marshall](https://www.mailguard.com.au/blog/author/emmanuel-marshall) | 09 January 2018 23:03:08 Z

MailGuard has detected a new zero-day phishing scam using fake Netflix branding.

Netflix has become a favourite vehicle for email fraudsters. Their large customer base makes them a valuable target for [brandjacking](https://www.mailguard.com.au/blog/cybersecurity-jargon-glossary); cybercrime that exploits the trademarks of well-known companies to deceive victims.

As shown in the image above, this email is a well designed fake; it shows ‘Netflix’ as the sender name and prominently displays the [Netflix](https://www.mailguard.com.au/blog/topic/netflix-scam) logo.

There is an ‘update payment’ button in the body of these emails which links to a phishing website with bogus Netflix branding - see image below:

This sort of phishing scam allows cybercriminals to harvest victim’s credit card credentials. The phishing page is designed to operate like a legitimate login portal. It asks for card details and password verification, then ejects the scam victim to a real Netflix page to allay suspicion.

MailGuard has successfully prevented these emails from reaching our customers, but unprotected inboxes will be affected today. Please exercise caution if you are not a MailGuard customer.

This new round of phishing emails follows the Netflix branded scam MailGuard broke November 3 last year, which made international [media](http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/11/07/netflix-member-don-t-get-caught-out-by-latest-email-scam.html) headlines.

Please share this alert with your social media network to help us make the people aware of the threat.

 

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