STOP Europe Coin Scammers!

kingsunseo#5891
kingsunseo#5891 Posts: 29 Arc User
edited January 2018 in General Discussion
Hi Hero / PWI-

I'd appreciate it if you leave these posts up so other people can post if they are getting scam mails as well, thanks.

I'm also sending in tickets.

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Hero edit: The image breaks T&C rules in the forums.
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  • kingsunseo#5891
    kingsunseo#5891 Posts: 29 Arc User
    An easy way to fix this would be to add a feature that allows me to block mail from *everyone* NOT on my friend list. Hero, can you add a feature request for this? Thanks.
  • heerohex#3018
    heerohex#3018 Posts: 4,885 Community Moderator
    edited January 2018
    If the picture isn't
    kingsunseo#5891 wrote: »
    Hi Hero / PWI-

    I'd appreciate it if you leave these posts up so other people can post if they are getting scam mails as well, thanks.

    I'm also sending in tickets.

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    Hero edit: The image breaks T&C rules in the forums.

    I can if you don't display any names or websites. The image breaks T&C rules in the forums. Name and website are the main reasons.

    This is also a big issue. One PW seams hopeless to combat as it's constant. Please keep reporting via support.

    PM me if I can help any more.

    Thanks.

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  • kingsunseo#5891
    kingsunseo#5891 Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited January 2018
    Hi Hero -

    Thanks for updating me on the info. How does the image break T&C rules? I saw other people post images when I asking about the Assistant Wang issue.

    Is it because it has a player name? And they don't like that specific image hosting website? Can you recommend a website that is allowed to host images that is free for us?

    I've been getting these mail scams on a weekly basis. I went and sent this into the support again.

    This time the player name is: - Removed -

    They seem to change their name each week and it's obviously the same message so it's a bot spamming them. Seems like they are **** into PWI somehow :\.

    Heero Edit: Removed name due to N&S Rule.​​
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  • laiwaisan
    laiwaisan Posts: 1,123 Arc User
    actualy its realy easy to fix pwi can just add mail box settings for your toons friends only on your friend list and pwi check or uncheck or anyone its realy not that hard also if you notice most of these are next to the banker example you see some ones toon park for 8 hours by a banker thats the spammer's they have toons park in every city at almost every banker.

    then they make a baby toon and spam everyone with cheap coin e-mails.

    simple add filtering with 3 options ofcourse might want to hold off on checking the pwi option unless you dont like free gifts
  • obielle
    obielle Posts: 1,214 Community Moderator
    edited January 2018
    @kingsunseo#5891 I didn't see the image before it got taken down so only really making assumptions here. It'd be partially because of the website, having it there in the image might cause players to actually visit said website for curiosity which could lead to some bad consequences for them. You would think people would know not to do that but unfortunately heaps of players fall for these and other scams where websites are mentioned.

    The other part would be due to the name. In your image what you were probably doing is "naming and shaming" which is against the T&C on forums. While it is just a coin scammer and the names always change it ends up still falling under the same category of naming and shaming.

    I don't know what image hosting site you used but there shouldn't be any issues there. I personally use imgur but most ones should be fine.

    Unfortunately these coin spamming bots have been around for quite a few years and they are a constant problem in just about any game. It's very easy for them to change their IP and start up again no matter how many times they get banned.
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  • heerohex#3018
    heerohex#3018 Posts: 4,885 Community Moderator
    edited January 2018
    @kingsunseo#5891 The image host was fine, I had to remove the image as @obielle (Thanks for replying) said due to the website of the questionable site being in the image. Also another thing to keep in mind is the Name and Shame rule (N&S) in context is something that PWE do not want happening on the forums.

    Again as mentioned above its something that has been around for a while now. Ill pass the info on to Kalyst as im sure its something that needs to be raised if she is not already on the case which im sure she is. In the mean time please continue to report this issue Via Support. Doing so will mean its dealt with Fast and Direct.

    The clear message is "Dont visit any site offering gold other than PWE/PWI." Your risk your account in 2 ways one being scammed and loosing your account. Also PWE do follow up on players that purchase Coins from 3rd party websites and you may receive an account ban.

    Thanks.​​
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  • laiwaisan
    laiwaisan Posts: 1,123 Arc User
    Well yeah i get 2-3 of these a day from prior day before

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