Watch out for hacker

BurnWhenIWiz - Heavens Tear
BurnWhenIWiz - Heavens Tear Posts: 289 Arc User
edited January 2013 in Etherblade (West)
Had someone who was added to our faction tonight (won't name the name, since that's against ToS, although it'd be a more effective warning.)

Within a couple minutes, everyone online started getting pm's from someone who had the same name as the leader, but off by one letter, asking for their account information so they could get 30 free gold.

After doing some after the fact vetting via Core Connect, realized the toon that was invited was one letter off of the leader of another HT faction too.

One person gave up info to an old unused account, and it was immediately logged into.

Just letting all you HT peoples know to be on the lookout for it.
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  • Xx_BeLLa_xX - Harshlands
    Xx_BeLLa_xX - Harshlands Posts: 7,231 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    BurnWhenIWiz - Heavens Tear wrote: »

    One person gave up info to an old unused account, and it was immediately logged into.


    Can't believe there's still people enough stupid to give their infos.
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  • BurnWhenIWiz - Heavens Tear
    BurnWhenIWiz - Heavens Tear Posts: 289 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Xx_BeLLa_xX - Harshlands wrote: »
    Can't believe there's still people enough stupid to give their infos.

    Agreed, but if someone you've known for years pm'd you asking for your account info, and you've shared account info before for one reason or another.... I know, I know, ToS police, but I can see how some might fall for it.
  • Xx_BeLLa_xX - Harshlands
    Xx_BeLLa_xX - Harshlands Posts: 7,231 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    BurnWhenIWiz - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Agreed, but if someone you've known for years pm'd you asking for your account info

    I would still not give the person my info.
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  • Sheswes - Heavens Tear
    Sheswes - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,216 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    sharing account is against ToS - ijs b:thanks
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  • StellaNova - Raging Tide
    StellaNova - Raging Tide Posts: 348 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Useing the good old: if it seems too good to true - mostly it is too good to be true helps in these cases
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  • XEmpressX - Heavens Tear
    XEmpressX - Heavens Tear Posts: 373 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    Come on Burn, name n shame (the fraudster, not the person who gave up their info) b:laugh
  • viciousminx
    viciousminx Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    BurnWhenIWiz - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Had someone who was added to our faction tonight (won't name the name, since that's against ToS, although it'd be a more effective warning.)

    Within a couple minutes, everyone online started getting pm's from someone who had the same name as the leader, but off by one letter, asking for their account information so they could get 30 free gold.

    After doing some after the fact vetting via Core Connect, realized the toon that was invited was one letter off of the leader of another HT faction too.

    One person gave up info to an old unused account, and it was immediately logged into.

    Just letting all you HT peoples know to be on the lookout for it.

    Something similar to this went down on DW a good while ago. The scam was dif but the use of faction leader names was the same.
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  • SashaGray - Heavens Tear
    SashaGray - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,765 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/33126555.jpg
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  • ThaSpectre - Archosaur
    ThaSpectre - Archosaur Posts: 68 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    b:cry i recently heard of this same scam happening in a faction on Archosaur
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  • Anneliesse - Heavens Tear
    Anneliesse - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,256 Arc User
    edited January 2013
    not a new scam by any means. I recall someone trying to do something similar with my name at one point. Thankfully, my guildies at the time knew better and rather enjoyed telling off the so-called attempted scammer at the time.

    just a simple lesson to be learned, don't share your account info. it's safer that way b:victory
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