Criminals are trying to steal money from Netflix customers with a sophisticated new scam Attack.Phishing . Subscribers are being sent Attack.Phishing convincing fake emails asking them to update their payment information . While they look to be Attack.Phishing from Netflix itself , they are in fact from criminals and scammers . The message currently circulating reads : `` We 're having some trouble with your current billing information . `` We 'll try again , but in the meantime you may want to update your payment details . '' There is a red button telling you to `` Update Account now '' at the end of the message . This link takes you to a fake-designed site to look like Attack.Phishing Netflix , but in fact is run by scammers . An urgent warning has been issued about the email by the Federal Trade Commission , a US government agency that told consumers not to `` take the bait Attack.Phishing `` . `` Scammers use your information to steal your money , your identity , or both , '' it reads . `` They also use Attack.Phishing phishing emails to get access to your computer or network . `` If you click on a link , they can install ransomware or other programs that can lock you out of your data . ''