for fake emails asking customers to update their payment details . The emails claim to beAttack.Phishingfrom the streaming service but are actually from scammers trying to steal your money . The convincing message 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 . '' At the end of the email , there is a red button that tells you to `` Update Account now '' . But if you click on it and follow the link , you will be takenAttack.Phishingto a fake website that is actually run by scammers who may use the information you enter to hack your bank account . The Federal Trade Commission , a government agency in the US , has now issued an urgent warning about the Netflix `` phishing scamAttack.Phishing`` and urged consumers not `` take the baitAttack.Phishing`` . `` Scammers use your information to steal your money , your identity , or both , '' it explained . `` They also useAttack.Phishingphishing 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 . '' But it 's not the first time warnings have been issued over Netflix scams - in September this year Action Fraud did the same over a similar scam . And earlier in 2017 , Netflix users were also hit with a sophisticated ‘phishing’ scamAttack.Phishinginviting them to type in bank details on a fake login page .