Streaming & gaming scams

Netflix scams involve fake emails saying your account has been suspended due to a payment problem. They ask you to click a link to update your billing information. The link goes to a fake Netflix page that steals your login credentials and credit card number. Netflix will never ask for your password, payment info, or personal information by email or text.

Spotify scams involve fake emails about payment failures, account suspensions, or free Premium upgrades. These emails link to fake Spotify login pages that steal your credentials. Spotify will never ask you to provide your password via email or click a link to confirm your identity. Go directly to spotify.com to manage your account.

Disney+ scams involve fake emails claiming your subscription payment failed, your account has been suspended, or you need to update your billing info. These emails include links to fake Disney+ login pages that steal your credentials. Disney+ will never ask you to click a link to verify your account. Always go directly to disneyplus.com.

Hulu scams are billing-failure emails that capture a card, and "cancellation refund" calls that lead to remote access or bank details. Hulu takes payment only through your account at hulu.com or the store you subscribed through.

Roblox scams target children. Free Robux generators are always fake, and "beaming" — tricking a player into logging into a fake site to steal their account and items — is the dominant form. No legitimate site ever needs your Roblox password.

PlayStation scams target the PSN account, which holds a payment method, a wallet balance and a game library. The usual routes are phishing links promising free PlayStation Plus or currency, and messages asking you to share a verification code.

Xbox scams target the Microsoft account behind the gamertag, which also holds Outlook email, OneDrive files and any saved payment method. Free Game Pass offers and verification-code requests are the usual routes in.

Steam scams fall into two categories: scammers demanding payment in Steam gift cards for fake debts or threats, and phishing attacks that steal Steam account credentials. No legitimate business or government agency will ever ask for payment in Steam gift cards. Valve will never ask for your password via email or chat.

Free V-Bucks generators do not exist. Every site, video and message offering them is phishing for Epic account credentials or a card number. Epic accounts hold purchase history and payment methods, and an account with rare skins has real resale value.

Ticketmaster scams are fake presale codes, tickets sold off-platform that never transfer, and phishing that leans on the 2024 customer data breach. Tickets must be transferred through the Ticketmaster app — a screenshot is not a ticket.

StubHub scams are lookalike resale sites and off-platform ticket sales. A ticket screenshot is worth nothing — a mobile ticket must be transferred through the official ticketing app, and any seller offering a PDF or a picture is selling you a barcode they can sell again.

HBO Max scams are payment-failure emails that link to a card-capture page, and cheap "lifetime" subscriptions sold on social media that are simply stolen accounts. Check billing by signing in at max.com — never through a link.