Spotify's Phishing Increases In Emails, Here's How To Avoid It

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JAKARTA The number of Spotify users continues to increase from year to year. Based on a report in the last quarter of 2023 from Spotify, this music streaming platform already has more than 600 million active users.

With a large number of Spotify users, fraudulent attempts on behalf of this platform are increasingly rampant. The fraud that is most frequently circulated under the name Spotify is phishing or malicious fishing links via email.

Spotify's phishing via email is an attempt to deceive users by sending fake messages. Usually, cybercriminals will notify Spotify users that there are problems with their accounts, such as passwords or failed payments.

The title of Spotify's phishing email will use clickbait text, as Important! We see unusual activity on your Spotify account or your Premium Payment fails. When viewing these two titles, users usually believe and panic.

To avoid phishing in the name of Spotify, you need to recognize fraudulent email signs. The first thing you need to check is the sender's address. If the email is not sent by [email protected], you need to ignore the message.

Next is the link. Fraudsters usually use a button with a hyperlink instead of a URL from the link. Although some scammers also use a URL link, you can easily distinguish the link. Spotify only uses account links.spotify.

The last way to find out if the email you received was phishing is to pay attention to the spelling and grammar. If the spelling and grammar are so bad, it is certain that the Spotify email sent is phishing.