Watch out, Possible new hacker scheme

krian090590
krian090590 Posts: 235 Arc User
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So I cant' do the naming and shaming, but was on Facebook, and got a random friend request. i thought why not. soon after, i get pm'ed from the guy asking me to give him one of my accounts because he needs a strong player. I said no. then, he tried to ask me for an account i dont use much. i said no and also mentioned the ToS about account sharing. so far he has yet to respond, but be careful.
Etherblade Server
due to mishaps in my past few years in game, I do NOT accept random invites (faction/squad/friend no randoms period) NOR will I give buffs (cleric/barb/sin/exp if i have it) to random people because they ask. If I DO give buffs to a random person, it's because of a random whim (much like the red detonator button sitting at my desk that i will one day push at a random whim)
Also do NOT look at my gear and then proceed to pm me asking to buy my gear or for a loan of coin. It's just plain rude.
I have too many toons to name, but if you play on Etherblade server and you come across a toon that acts this way, or if the world is suddenly destroyed, it was probably me.

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  • bloodedone87
    bloodedone87 Posts: 1,883 Arc User
    Thats a very low atempt of hacker scheme.
    If I would be a hacker I would be ashamed to have such guy like the one you are talking about in the hacking community( if there is such a community).
    Only idiots will fall for such ''hacking scheme'' and give their acounts or acounts info to the first person that ask for them.
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  • krian090590
    krian090590 Posts: 235 Arc User
    edited October 2015
    i agree, but sadly, there are people who would fall for it, though which is the reason for the post
    Etherblade Server
    due to mishaps in my past few years in game, I do NOT accept random invites (faction/squad/friend no randoms period) NOR will I give buffs (cleric/barb/sin/exp if i have it) to random people because they ask. If I DO give buffs to a random person, it's because of a random whim (much like the red detonator button sitting at my desk that i will one day push at a random whim)
    Also do NOT look at my gear and then proceed to pm me asking to buy my gear or for a loan of coin. It's just plain rude.
    I have too many toons to name, but if you play on Etherblade server and you come across a toon that acts this way, or if the world is suddenly destroyed, it was probably me.
  • razzzza
    razzzza Posts: 456 Arc User
    krian090590 wrote: »
    but was on Facebook, and got a random friend request. i thought why not.

    There is your problem​​
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  • ayejay101
    ayejay101 Posts: 238 Arc User
    Lol, had something similar come up... but was more of a scam than a **** scheme.
    Pretty model face friend requests, saying shes new to PWI and is squishy basically.
    I offered help, but they want items and money... monkey-19.gif
    Not every guy is a sucker for looks >_>    ​​
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  • krian090590
    krian090590 Posts: 235 Arc User
    razzzza said:



    krian090590 wrote: »

    but was on Facebook, and got a random friend request. i thought why not.


    There is your problem​​

    i didn't give the guy any account info. Even if i didn't use Defender, mine are still safe. i have my reasons, but i am trying to build up my social media network and i normally have no problems with a random friend request or follow. No one else has randomly pm'ed me asking me to give them anything much less access to one of my online gaming accounts, which would also include access to the email account connected to it. So it's because i don't normally have trouble with random friend requests or follows, that i thought 'why not.'

    But i did some more digging into the guy's page. based on the page showing his latest posts, since 2011 he's only had like 5 posts with the most recent one done in April of 2014. I don't know the guy, but over a year later he gets on facebook sends me a random invite and just happens to ask for my pwi account. The info about my hobbies is available for public viewing, but any sensitive infomation is protected, so something's more than fishy with that, but i don't have enough info to report anything. I bet i'm not the first or will be the last person the guy tries to contact. I'm hoping the guy is someone who reads the forums and will see this discussion, but i'm not going to get my hopes up on that. I don't have much info on my profile and what i do have isn't anything that can be used. So i'm not worried about becoming a victim myself. I did what i needed to. and am just passing on a friendly warning to other players
    Etherblade Server
    due to mishaps in my past few years in game, I do NOT accept random invites (faction/squad/friend no randoms period) NOR will I give buffs (cleric/barb/sin/exp if i have it) to random people because they ask. If I DO give buffs to a random person, it's because of a random whim (much like the red detonator button sitting at my desk that i will one day push at a random whim)
    Also do NOT look at my gear and then proceed to pm me asking to buy my gear or for a loan of coin. It's just plain rude.
    I have too many toons to name, but if you play on Etherblade server and you come across a toon that acts this way, or if the world is suddenly destroyed, it was probably me.
  • iamluckingfoco
    iamluckingfoco Posts: 158 Arc User
    People still use Facebook?
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  • foley3k
    foley3k Posts: 446 Arc User
    Asking for an account isnt hacking.
    Thats a dumbass asking a dumbass for their account info.
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  • bloodedone87
    bloodedone87 Posts: 1,883 Arc User
    foley3k said:

    Asking for an account isnt hacking.
    Thats a dumbass asking a dumbass for their account info.

    The second person would be a dumbass only if he would give his account info.
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  • krian090590
    krian090590 Posts: 235 Arc User
    bloodedone87 said:

    foley3k said:

    Asking for an account isnt hacking.
    Thats a dumbass asking a dumbass for their account info.

    The second person would be a dumbass only if he would give his account info.
    which i didn't
    Etherblade Server
    due to mishaps in my past few years in game, I do NOT accept random invites (faction/squad/friend no randoms period) NOR will I give buffs (cleric/barb/sin/exp if i have it) to random people because they ask. If I DO give buffs to a random person, it's because of a random whim (much like the red detonator button sitting at my desk that i will one day push at a random whim)
    Also do NOT look at my gear and then proceed to pm me asking to buy my gear or for a loan of coin. It's just plain rude.
    I have too many toons to name, but if you play on Etherblade server and you come across a toon that acts this way, or if the world is suddenly destroyed, it was probably me.
  • barber
    barber Posts: 86 Arc User
    If someone falls for something this simple they deserve to get their stuff taken
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  • kittyempressa
    kittyempressa Posts: 268 Arc User
    edited October 2015
    Whoever doesn't fall for it deserves a title "You're too smart for you own good".tiger-9.gif​​
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  • krian090590
    krian090590 Posts: 235 Arc User
    didn't fall for it, and did some extra precautionary measures just to be safe. Positive my accounts are safe.
    Etherblade Server
    due to mishaps in my past few years in game, I do NOT accept random invites (faction/squad/friend no randoms period) NOR will I give buffs (cleric/barb/sin/exp if i have it) to random people because they ask. If I DO give buffs to a random person, it's because of a random whim (much like the red detonator button sitting at my desk that i will one day push at a random whim)
    Also do NOT look at my gear and then proceed to pm me asking to buy my gear or for a loan of coin. It's just plain rude.
    I have too many toons to name, but if you play on Etherblade server and you come across a toon that acts this way, or if the world is suddenly destroyed, it was probably me.

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