Curiosity Stream TV Scam and Phishing Email Invoice

Scammers are sending a fake Curiosity Stream TV subscription email to potential victims asking them to call the fake Curiosity Stream TV customer support telephone number: 346-201-4693. The scammers may change the telephone number.

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Curiosity Stream TV Scam and Phishing Email Invoice

The fake email subscription contains an attached invoice, which claims recipients will be billed monthly and ask them to call a fake customer support telephone number in order to stop the payment. But, calling the same telephone number will connect potential victims to the scammers.

If contacted, the scammers will ask callers to verify their banking information. If the callers disclose the requested information, it will be used fraudulently by the scammers.

Therefore, if you have been tricked into disclosing your banking by the Curiosity Stream TV scam email, please contact your bank for help.

If you receive a suspicious Curiosity Stream TV email that asks you to contact them, use the following legitimate contact information instead:

  • Email: help@CuriosityStream.com

  • Telephone: 1-844-778-8999
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December 2, 2022 at 5:30 PM by
Curiosity Stream TV Scam and Phishing Email Invoice
an anonymous user from: Mt Laurel, New Jersey, United States

Got this scam email today from pressley.regina8527@aol.com with a call back number of 254-870-7701

Good Morning, Curiosity Stream TV subscription will be activated and paid tomorrow.

After that you can login to your account with an email that you have specified during the registration process, and get an access to your favourite movies and TV shows. Also right now, the Curiosity Stream app is available in the Samsung TV App Store for download. subscribers can follow the on-screen prompts to login through the mobile or web application. There is nothing you need to do in order to stay with us! The payment for this subscription will be taken off from your bank account automatically.

Thank you for choosing to prolong with us. In the invoice attached you will find all the details about your subscription and our customer support phone number. Please call us anytime, we will be happy to help you with your subscription. Even more favourite shows and classic movies are coming to Curiosity Stream as of today, with the addition of Family Entertainment Television’s FETV, joining the Curiosity Stream TV base lineup, and Family Movie Classics (FMC), being added to the “Movies and More” package. Thanks, Curiosity Stream group

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December 2, 2022 at 12:29 PM by
Curiosity Stream TV Scam and Phishing Email Invoice
an anonymous user from: Downtown Redmond, Redmond, Washington, United States

I just got an email from Pete Pollack <pete.pollack.curiosity@gmail.com> asking me to call 1 (914) 233 5280

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December 2, 2022 at 9:04 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Henniker, Weare, New Hampshire, United States

Did not open attachment, but mine was from

Enoch Spalding <enoch.spalding.curiosity@gmail.com> no phone number in email body

HI Amy,

Your new annual premium subscription for Curiosity Stream TV will be activated in the next 24 hours. After that you can login to your account with an email that you have mentioned during the registration process, and get an access to your favourite movies and TV shows. Also right now, the Curiosity Stream television is available in the Samsung TV App Store for download. You can follow the on-screen prompts to login through the mobile or web experience.

There is nothing you need to do in order to stay with Curiosity Stream TV! The payment for this invoice will be taken off from your bank account automatically.

We are thankful you decided to prolong with us.

In the invoice below you will be able to find all the information regarding your subscription and our customer care phone number. Please call us anytime, we will be happy to help you with your subscription.

Even more favourite shows and old classic movies are coming to Curiosity Stream TV as of today, with the addition of Family Entertainment Television’s FETV, joining the Curiosity Stream base lineup, and Family Movie Classics (FMC), being added to the “Movies and More” package.

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December 1, 2022 at 1:54 PM by
Curiosity Stream TV Scam and Phishing Email Invoice
an anonymous user from: Calaveras County, Copperopolis, California, United States

I just got my fake invoice to my work email. The phone number to call is 646-810-8637 but it is from the email address Diakite Cruise <diakiteapolda@aol.com>

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December 1, 2022 at 10:41 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Mission, Kansas, United States

My fake invoice came from Alastair Fellows <alastair.fellows.curiosity@gmail.com> and says the phone number is 1 (646) 810 8637

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November 30, 2022 at 12:25 PM by
Curiosity Stream TV Scam and Phishing Email Invoice
an anonymous user from: Henniker, Weare, New Hampshire, United States

Mine was from sayeksotodej@outlook.com and the phone number was 1(254) 870 7701

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November 28, 2022 at 4:30 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Scam email template:

Subject: to <firstname> <lastname>

Dear <firstname> <lastname>,

Don't forget that your Curiosity Stream TV subscription is going to be active tomorrow. After that you will be able to login to your profile with an email that you have mentioned during the registration process, and get an access to your favourite movies and TV shows. From now on, the Curiosity Stream app is available in the Sony TV App Store for download. subscribers can follow the on-screen prompts to login through the mobile or web application.

There is nothing you need to do in order to continue with Curiosity Stream TV! The payment for this invoice will be taken off from the account that you mentioned automatically.

We are thankful you decided to stay with us.

In case you have any problems with your subscription please check the invoice below. There you will able to find all the information about your subscription and our customer care phone number.

Even more favourite shows and legendary movies are coming to Curiosity Stream Television as of today, with the addition of Family Entertainment Television’s FETV, joining the Curiosity Stream TV base lineup, and Family Movie Classics (FMC), being added to the “Movies and More” package.

Sincerely,

Curiosity Stream group

Scam callback number in this case was 1(914) 233 52-80 [sic] which I have to assume they are trying to get me to call

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November 23, 2022 at 12:29 PM by
Curiosity Stream TV Scam and Phishing Email Invoice
an anonymous user from: Cambridge Highlands, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Just got the same scam email from an . AOL email account. I called the telephone number and then they sent me another email telling me I needed to select on the embedded link to cancel subscription. I told him I wasn't going to select the link from an unknown email account by direction of an unknown person on the telephone claiming to be representing Curiosity Stream TV. He insisted Curiosity Stream is a reputable company and that is the only way to cancel the subscription. The guy on the phone had a foreign accent and was really believable. Be careful this scam is going to fool a lot of people.

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November 22, 2022 at 3:02 PM by
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an anonymous user from: West End, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Got this scam email today. It appears so real that some people will unfortunately fall for it. Different phone number used on the invoice than stated above. Email sender was Odaliz AldemI with email address: odalizaldemib@hotmail.com. Subject was: Send for firstname lastname. What a scam!

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Curiosity Stream TV Scam and Phishing Email Invoice