'Free Premium Netflix Subscription' Text Message Is A Phishing Attack

Text messages offering free subscriptions to the popular online streaming service are being widely circulated by scammers trying to trick subscribers' into giving out personal information such as bank accounts and credit card numbers and passwords. 'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will give out three months of Netflix Premium to help you spend time at home,' the text message states. The message includes a link which would supposedly let the victim claim the promotion.