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EternalTempest · Sep 05, 2007, 07:22 PM // 19:22

hmmm unless visting the web page tries to hijack your computer
could alway use:

E-mail: [email protected]
Pass: canwebuildityeswecan

or something related to Barney, Teletubies, or your favorite kids show

Wilkon Dawes · Sep 05, 2007, 09:29 PM // 21:29

i also got that message from a guy name "*removed*" and lucky i really dont give out my username or password to anything i own.

Mod Edit: removed name

Wilkon Dawes · Sep 05, 2007, 09:31 PM // 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by EternalTempest

hmmm unless visting the web page tries to hijack your computer
could alway use:

E-mail: [email protected]
Pass: canwebuildityeswecan

or something related to Barney, Teletubies, or your favorite kids show

this was pretty logical and funny to read. thx.

Nemo the Capitalist · Sep 05, 2007, 10:56 PM // 22:56

Omgosh I Played Beta That Site Works :d

Darkobra · Sep 05, 2007, 11:00 PM // 23:00

I would spam the website to hell if I didn't have the suspicion that just visiting it could keylog me. Let's just say my Scottish vocabulary puts the Guru's censor to shame.

RPGmaniac · Sep 05, 2007, 11:08 PM // 23:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilkon Dawes

i also got that message from a guy name "*removed*" and lucky i really dont give out my username or password to anything i own.

right, because you don't want your spoon leaking out your PW :P

There's always gonna be someone out there who will fall for that. Doesn't matter how many times you tell them not to go to sites they don't know, someone out there will do it and whine to Anet when their account gets hacked.

reverse_oreo · Sep 06, 2007, 01:12 AM // 01:12

should keep his name on that picture so people can whisper him and badger him right back. Also so anet can ban him for scamming. Seriously, if someone is scamming, posting their name should not be an issue.

Antheus · Sep 06, 2007, 01:25 AM // 01:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghost Recon

You have to be quite stupid to belive that site is legit and a moron to give them your username/password.

So, only 5000 accounts will be stolen?

Smile Like Umean It · Sep 06, 2007, 02:24 AM // 02:24

That's a generous number. Hate to say it, but I doubt the majority of GW players know better. Whether it's because they're young, naive or just thoughtless I don't know.

nw0 · Sep 06, 2007, 03:29 AM // 03:29

That's a pretty obvious scam... but then again, not everyone's as familiar with internet scams as some of us geeks are.

As long as you remember that A-Net would neither contact you by whisper or ask for your log-in info, you should be fine.

zwei2stein's post reminds me of a popular web page where a guy turned the tables on his internet-thieving neighbors. Feel free to PM me if you want the link... I think it's probably too far off topic for this post.

Diablo™ · Sep 06, 2007, 03:31 AM // 03:31

bam23 · Sep 06, 2007, 03:58 AM // 03:58

HOLY CRAP!...

Someone is selling a green monk staff!!

Crom The Pale · Sep 06, 2007, 04:00 AM // 04:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diablo™

Laughed my head off when I saw that!!

FYI - I didn't fall for this silly scam, but since many people playing GW are younger I thought posting this might save some poor kid a lot of grief.

I've know a few people, myself included, that tend to jump on an opportunity fast then think imediately after...OH DEAR! What have I done!!

In my old age gotta go with the Ounce of Prevention.......

M1h4iL · Sep 06, 2007, 07:31 AM // 07:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antheus

So, only 5000 accounts will be stolen?

I agree, there is bound to be people who will fall for them, otherwise there wouldn't be scams like these. They are there because they work, even if not effectively.

I suspect many skilled W/Mo's with mending, healing hands and a fiery dragon sword will fall victim to this scam, what a shame hmm?

WildmouseX · Sep 06, 2007, 08:02 AM // 08:02

even though there's already an "it's a trap" pic here......

Smile Like Umean It · Sep 06, 2007, 02:43 PM // 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildmouseX

even though there's already an "it's a trap" pic here......

OMG I have a headache and I really REALLY shouldn't have looked at that. I think I saw spots from laughing so hard.

jkyarr · Sep 06, 2007, 07:33 PM // 19:33

Even visiting the site could have undesirable effects on your computer. If these scammers have gone to that much trouble its not inconceivable that the web page itself pushes some variety of monitoring on to your machine and then steals your GW account/ bank accounts / ID the next time you log in to any of those places from that machine.

Until Anet publishes documentation stating that they intend to use in-game links to promote their real world marketing campaigns (which I doubt they'll ever do) don't click a link or visit a website from an unacquainted PC who PMs you in game!

Who cares about your GW account when there are bigger fish to fry? It's the least of the things experienced hackers could steal from you. If you use the same computer that Mommy and Daddy do their online banking on to play Guild Wars and you visited these type of websites its time to tell them the truth before their accounts are emptied.

Chthon · Sep 06, 2007, 11:15 PM // 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkyarr

Even visiting the site could have undesirable effects on your computer. If these scammers have gone to that much trouble its not inconceivable that the web page itself pushes some variety of monitoring on to your machine and then steals your GW account/ bank accounts / ID the next time you log in to any of those places from that machine.

Unless you're still using IE, the sort of vulnerabilities that let a website just up and install software on a visiting computer without a prompt are quite rare and usually patched as quickly as they are discovered. At any rate, they're far beyond the abilities of the average yutz who tries to scam people with an official-looking webpage.

As a general rule, well over 99% of dubious sites are safe to "just visit" using a fully-updated version of firefox or opera, backed up by active AV software, and, of course, a fully-updated version of Windows XP (GDI exploit FTL... heh). And the majority of that remaining 1% are safe if all scripts disabled in the browser (go go gadget no-script extension!).

I'd further add that, when someone lacks scruples and has knowledge of an unpatched browser vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution upon merely viewing a webpage, they tend to go straight to bank and credit card fraud and kinda skip small potatoes like stealing GW accounts. Bank account vs GW account... same amount of work... which would you steal?

HawkofStorms · Sep 07, 2007, 01:30 AM // 01:30

I find it out that the OP claims this is a "new scam" but this is really THE OLDEST scam in the book.