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Spot the Scam: Amazon Prime Day, Costco Raffle, Free Adidas Shoes, and Netflix Phishing Scams

Spot the Scam: Amazon Prime Day, Costco Raffle, Free Adidas Shoes, and Netflix 
Phishing Scams

 

 

This week, here are the scams spotted by the Trend Micro Check Team. 

 

 

 

Amazon Prime Day Fake 30th Anniversary Giveaway.

 

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Fake 30th Anniversary Giveaway. Source: Rappler

 

 

 

Costco Raffle Scam

 

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Costco raffle scam text messages found on Twitter and Reddit.

 

 

 

 

Adidas Anniversary Giveaway Scam

 

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Adidas giveaway scam.

 

 

 

Netflix Phishing Text Messages

 

·       Fake Netflix Renewal Notification

-  Your Netflix account failed to renew it’s subscription. To prevent termination of your account, please update your information. <URL>

 

·       Fake Netflix Account Alerts

-  Netflix warning: Your Netflix account has been put on hold. Resume your membership right away <URL>

-  Your Netflix account will be locked because your payment was declined <URL>

 

·       Fake Credit Report Information

   - Add Your Rent, Netflix & Amazon Prime to your Credit Report to increase your Score!  Start below, It’s Free  <URL>

 

 

 

Read the full article here and learn how to avoid these scams. And don't forget to try our new free tool Trend Micro Check!

 

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2 years ago

Hi Everyone, did you encounter these scams?

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@katrin_tica

I may have seen the Amazon one but not certain.

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@pris_il_humbrdr I've also seen other versions of the Amazon scam. You can check it using this tool, Trend Micro Check!

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