‘I NEVER THOUGHT I’D FALL FOR A SCAM’: THE FAKE SPOTIFY EMAILS THAT PUT YOU AT RISK OF FRAUD

Criminals send victims to a cloned site that collects login, personal and payment details You have had a Spotify account for years and your credit card is linked for the monthly payments. When an email arrives telling you that your payment couldn’t be processed you are not surprised as the expiry date on the card is soon.

Money | The Guardian reports that criminals send victims to a cloned site that collects login, personal and payment details You have had a Spotify account for years and your credit card is linked for the monthly payments.

The report adds: When an email arrives telling you that your payment couldn’t be processed you are not surprised as the expiry date on the card is soon.

“We encountered an issue while processing your recent payment,” it says.

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