Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendar Home Categories Scamming Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendar 11 11 8.82K 5 6y ago 2019-09-05T10:18:47-05:00 5y ago 2020-12-09T15:00:21-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Online scammers are using Google Calendar to place an event that will pop up in a user's Google Calendar and invite him/her take a survey or claim a fake "Netflix Free for a Year" promotion. The links in the event will take potential victims to phishing websites that steal Netflix account credentials and credit card information, or to fraudulent websites that trick visitors into purchasing unwanted services. The fake event popup events or messages can be stopped by changing a default setting in Google Calendar. Please see the instructions below. How to Stop the Google Calendar ScamOpen Google Calendar Settings by going to: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r/settings?pli=1Choose "Event Settings" on the leftChange the option that says "Automatically add invitations" to "No" to only show invitations to which I have responded.Scroll down the page to "View Options" and uncheck the box that says "Show declined events." This prevents Google Calendar from showing spam that you’ve declined. Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples in this article may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? (5) (0) More For You Wells Fargo Text Scam and 844-695-0098 Telephone Number Is Thepublicos a Scam at thepublicos.com? 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Enter comment post here 11an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 6, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Edgware, England, United KingdomIs anyone else using a WebOS TV? I got a new LG TV yesterday and logged into my Netflix and Youtube accounts for the first time on it. Now I'm getting spam in my Google Calendar. I was given the same snide "Thanks for flagging that someone or something is not, in fact, inappropriate." email from Google today.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomIt also appears in Calandar on Apple computersan anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Paris, Ile-de-France, FranceActually you can report the event as spam (at least in the web interface of Google Calendar) by clicking on the event, then on the 3 dots that open the options menu, then on Report as Spam.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 6, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomI did just that and got a reply from Google :"Hi,Thanks for flagging that someone or something is not, in fact, inappropriate." Useless as you'd expect.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Burbank, California, United StatesThis was great. Thank you very much. Could add one note about whether we should ideally decline the invite or just delete the email. Thanks!an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United StatesI have two google calendars. One calendar is shared to the other one. The calendar to which this was initially sent, was already set to disable auto adding events from gmail, adding events without accepting and showing declined events.The second calendar where the original calendar is added STILL shows the event, even though the second calendar also has all of these settings already enabled. So that must still be a gap google has to fix.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomHello! Thanks very much for the article. Tell me, I did fall for it and clicked on the link. It just lead to an article really... But does it mean my mailbox or computer is compromised now?infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google CalendarinfoNo. You can only compromise your account if you attempt to sign into a fake and phishing website, or download and install malicious software.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Oslo, NorwayThank you for posting this. Clearly phishing but also silly design from Google that allows these kinds of exploits.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Frankfurt, Hesse, GermanyKind of knew it was a fraud, but thank you for a confirmation and explanation.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Houston, Texas, United StatesThank you for your help! This cleared the fraudulent invite.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 6, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Edgware, England, United KingdomIs anyone else using a WebOS TV? I got a new LG TV yesterday and logged into my Netflix and Youtube accounts for the first time on it. Now I'm getting spam in my Google Calendar. I was given the same snide "Thanks for flagging that someone or something is not, in fact, inappropriate." email from Google today.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomIt also appears in Calandar on Apple computers
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Paris, Ile-de-France, FranceActually you can report the event as spam (at least in the web interface of Google Calendar) by clicking on the event, then on the 3 dots that open the options menu, then on Report as Spam.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 6, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomI did just that and got a reply from Google :"Hi,Thanks for flagging that someone or something is not, in fact, inappropriate." Useless as you'd expect.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Burbank, California, United StatesThis was great. Thank you very much. Could add one note about whether we should ideally decline the invite or just delete the email. Thanks!
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United StatesI have two google calendars. One calendar is shared to the other one. The calendar to which this was initially sent, was already set to disable auto adding events from gmail, adding events without accepting and showing declined events.The second calendar where the original calendar is added STILL shows the event, even though the second calendar also has all of these settings already enabled. So that must still be a gap google has to fix.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomHello! Thanks very much for the article. Tell me, I did fall for it and clicked on the link. It just lead to an article really... But does it mean my mailbox or computer is compromised now?
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google CalendarinfoNo. You can only compromise your account if you attempt to sign into a fake and phishing website, or download and install malicious software.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Oslo, NorwayThank you for posting this. Clearly phishing but also silly design from Google that allows these kinds of exploits.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Frankfurt, Hesse, GermanyKind of knew it was a fraud, but thank you for a confirmation and explanation.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 5, 2019 by Free Netflix For a Year Scam via Google Calendaran anonymous user from: Houston, Texas, United StatesThank you for your help! This cleared the fraudulent invite.