Unauthorized online purchases, changed online account passwords, identity theft, illegal access of the computer.ĭeceptive emails, rogue online pop-up ads, search engine poisoning techniques, misspelled domains. Problem with the preferred payment method. Phishing, Scam, Social Engineering, Fraud. Therefore, be sure that any visited login website is legitimate and official (e.g., by checking its URL address) and never provide any information on dubious, unofficial pages. Scammers could use stolen accounts to steal identities, trick other people (e.g., people in the victim's contact list) into providing sensitive information, make fraudulent purchases and transactions, sell stolen accounts to third parties (other cyber criminals), etc.Ĭommonly, people use identical login credentials for multiple accounts, and thus scammers can try to compromise them as well. Therefore, anyone who attempts to log in to Spotify via this deceptive website provides scammers their Facebook and/or Spotify login credentials. On this website, the recipient is asked to log in with Facebook or using Spotify account login credentials (email address or username and password). To fix this problem, the recipient must supposedly log in to Spotify via a provided website link (a fake Spotify website).
Scammers behind this phishing scam send emails claiming that Spotify could not bill the recipient due to a problem with the preferred payment method. Their main goal is to steal Spotify accounts. In this particular case, scammers send emails disguised as messages from Spotify asking recipients to update their payment methods via a fake Spotify website. They attempt to trick people into providing sensitive information such as credit card details and passwords. In most cases, cyber criminals/scammers behind phishing emails contact potential victims via email, text message or telephone.
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