People are being targeted with a scam email that promises to cut 98% from the price of a Disney+ subscription, but could end up draining your bank account. Consumer champions Which? have issued an alert over the dangerous con.
The scam email from ‘DisneyPlus@costumercontact.com' claims to offer a Disney+ TV package for 12 months for £2. The email includes an image of the movie 'The Avengers' to make it appear more convincing.
The link included in the email encourages readers to click to activate a trial of the service, but the link goes through to fake sites where you are asked to input your details.
A Which? spokesman said: "The site features a countdown clock to tell you that the ‘offer’ will soon expire – this is designed to pile on the pressure and make you act quickly without thinking things through. If you enter your details, you’ll be giving them to the scammer."
Online reviews of the sites the links go to accuse the websites of taking unauthorised payments from accounts.
You can report emails by forwarding them to report@phishing.gov.uk or by selecting ‘Report spam’ on Gmail, ‘Report phishing’ on Hotmail or by forwarding emails to abuse@yahoo.com from a Yahoo account.
Suspicious websites can be reported to the National Cyber Security Centre (NSCS).
