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Recently, I wrote about an uptick in fake Geek Squad subscription emails that scammers use to trick you into buying fraudulent services or to phish for credit card information. It appears the same methodology is being used in conjunction with emails for Philo TV subscriptions (a popular budget streaming TV service), so that is another vector to watch out for.
The scam begins when you get an email informing you that your subscription to Philo TV has been activated. The scam email I received was personalized to me, suggesting that the scammers are using a hacked database of information to add an air of legitimacy to the scam.
Good Afternoon Josh Kirschner, Please be aware that your payment is due.
Your Philo TV subscription will be active in 24 hours! After that you will be able to login to your Philo account with an email that you have mentioned during the registration process, and get a full access to your Philo TV.
There is nothing you have to do in order to stay with Philo! The payment for this invoice will be taken off from the account that you mentioned automatically..
We are thankful you decided to prolong with Philo.
In case you have any problems regarding your subscription please check the invoice below. There we got all the details about your subscription and our customer care phone number.
After any free trial(s),…
