Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 25, 2019 12:51:02 GMT -8
Be forewarned. This is a real-life example.
Last October I cancelled Netflix. Also, in the last 6 months I've had three (perhaps 4) new credit cards issued to me because of credit card fraud. My bank took care of it in a timely manner. But it was a chore entering the new card info into my essential online accounts — and even these I had paired back to the bare minimum.
But there was a fraudulent charge on my new credit card this morning — a card that was issued only a week ago. It was a charge for Netflix but I had received charges for other items as well in earlier fraud instances (including, I think, a fraudulent Netflix charge). But having just paired down who I give my credit card number to, I thought I'd call the bank and get their opinion on what the leak could be.
I was told by bank that old and cancelled Neftlix accounts were actually still technically active. And if someone (by hook or by crook) had gained access to your account, somehow any new credit card you were issues was automatically fed to your Netflix account which (if it was being help open by an online thief) was then available for them to use elsewhere (including, of course, for a Netflix subscription).
Don't even ask why the bank and Netflix would operate in this way. I don't know. At the time, I was not in the mode of yelling and recriminations but just getting this fixed. I don't know if this is the fault of my bank, Netflix, or both. But clearly there is fraud in regards to Netflix. When you cancel your account, your account doesn't actually get canceled and remains a bizarre security risk.
I have developed contempt (for good reason) for the over-priced garbage that Netflix was devolving to in recent years. But now there is an additional reason to truly dislike them, and not for silly reasons. They really are a security risk.
So my advice is, never sign up for Netflix. Second, if you do cancel your account you must call them up and have them specifically remove your account completely.
Last October I cancelled Netflix. Also, in the last 6 months I've had three (perhaps 4) new credit cards issued to me because of credit card fraud. My bank took care of it in a timely manner. But it was a chore entering the new card info into my essential online accounts — and even these I had paired back to the bare minimum.
But there was a fraudulent charge on my new credit card this morning — a card that was issued only a week ago. It was a charge for Netflix but I had received charges for other items as well in earlier fraud instances (including, I think, a fraudulent Netflix charge). But having just paired down who I give my credit card number to, I thought I'd call the bank and get their opinion on what the leak could be.
I was told by bank that old and cancelled Neftlix accounts were actually still technically active. And if someone (by hook or by crook) had gained access to your account, somehow any new credit card you were issues was automatically fed to your Netflix account which (if it was being help open by an online thief) was then available for them to use elsewhere (including, of course, for a Netflix subscription).
Don't even ask why the bank and Netflix would operate in this way. I don't know. At the time, I was not in the mode of yelling and recriminations but just getting this fixed. I don't know if this is the fault of my bank, Netflix, or both. But clearly there is fraud in regards to Netflix. When you cancel your account, your account doesn't actually get canceled and remains a bizarre security risk.
I have developed contempt (for good reason) for the over-priced garbage that Netflix was devolving to in recent years. But now there is an additional reason to truly dislike them, and not for silly reasons. They really are a security risk.
So my advice is, never sign up for Netflix. Second, if you do cancel your account you must call them up and have them specifically remove your account completely.
