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Ask staffs from Cryptic regarding private emails, are they real or scams?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
i got email and it want me send buddy keys, it got all the looks and settings of atari, cryptic icons to look like offical email.

it made me thinking it is scam, why would they want me send buddy keys, no i wont give away, these are reserved for my family members.

just another excuse if they want to exploit the keys and maybe have a way to hack accounts that contain buddy keys's serial codes.

i just need to know if Cryptic really send me an e-mail or con-artist?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Cryptic has all the buddy keys it wants. They'd never ask you for yours. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Scam.




    -np
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Sounds like a phishing scam. They probably wanted to use the buddy key to get online and spam spacedock with gold selling offers until banned.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Sounds like a gold farmers picked up your email some how some where, And are trying to scamm your buddy passes so they can make more spamm bots
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I'd see if I could find an Atari support/abuse email to forward that to so they can take proper action if I were you. As others have stated, it is indeed a scamming and phishing attempt. Do not reply to it at all.

    Cryptic will never ask for your Password and likewise they would have no need to ask for your un-used codes unless you had a problem registering one. And then the latter should only be done by phone, at the numbers listed here, at the bottom of the page: http://www.startrekonline.com/support/billing

    Sounds like the gold farmers are running out of Del Taco codes and Buddy Codes and are now resorting to scamming people for them. :eek:
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