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  1. #1
    Yvonne
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    New RMT Tactic - Phishing Messages Ingame

    Here's a heads up to some of you guys and gals. I just received a random tell from a GM, until I noticed the spacing was way off... and the GM didn't have a name...

    http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...hishing_01.jpg

    I scrolled up a bit and there he was. Did a quick ingame search and found a lv. 1 mule in Bastok. I'm going to guess it's a new tactic the RMTs are trying out. I contacted a GM and received this automated message from them.

    http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...hishing_02.jpg

    For anyone that's been around, it's kinda obvious not to check random URLs, but I'm sure there's gonna be at least a few people who might. A few of my LS mates just received similar messages a few minutes later on Midgard.

  2. #2
    Melee Summoner
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    This has been going around for a little while now. There is even an official POL message right before you log in telling you about it.

  3. #3
    Yvonne
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    Quote Originally Posted by hebi View Post
    This has been going around for a little while now. There is even an official POL message right before you log in telling you about it.
    ><; I guess I should start logging out now lol.

  4. #4
    Pied Piper of the Homos
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    Anyone who checks links you get from random people in tells should have their accounts taken and never recovered.

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    That SpellCast Guy
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    Note that the way they do this one is somewhat more sophisticated, and actually looks a little more believable (but not much). This is how it looks on a high enough resolution because of the newlines they pasted into the message (spoilered because my resolution is really wide):


  6. #6

    Are we allowed to sue brogame for harassment? -_- I mean, I even tried responding to the tellbot telling it to take me off it's telling list, and it hasn't so.... Can we sue now? D:

  7. #7
    Bagel
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    They went to all that trouble to make it say GM>>

    You'd think they would take the extra 5 seconds of effort to to make it say [GM]Aztekal>> or some other real GM name.

    These guys get banned by GMs left and right. Of all people, they should know EXACTLY what a GM tell looks like.

    Edit: Then again, you'd also think that phishing attempts in general would make more of an effort to look real. I guess we should just be thankful that phishers make themselves so obvious and leave it at that.

  8. #8

    Wonder if they started referencing a currency that is actually used in the game but effort is not a strong suit among them. As stated, there are a few threads right now on BG relating to other variations of this scam. Thank you for the heads up because people still fall for the tricks believe it or not.

  9. #9
    Sea Torques
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    i went to that site just to look (for fun)..

    you need complaints when you received system of warning, We will be processing as soon as possible.

    if you dont have uspected of lllegal trade for gold, you will still your game.
    lol they need better translators...and to learn its Gil not Gold........

  10. #10
    An exploitable mess of a card game
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zouri View Post
    i went to that site just to look (for fun)..



    lol they need better translators...and to learn its Gil not Gold........
    Where is Knightmare and his Raptor picture? Another perfect moment of lolGSEnglish.

  11. #11

    Quote Originally Posted by Yugl View Post
    Where is Knightmare and his Raptor picture? Another perfect moment of lolGSEnglish.
    For a while I had no idea what that Raptor pic was about. Where oh where is it?

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  13. #13
    An exploitable mess of a card game
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mistress Stowastiq View Post
    For a while I had no idea what that Raptor pic was about. Where oh where is it?
    No idea where it's from, but Milkman's pic was the first one I've seen. Later Knightmare had a modified one when the first GS scheme appeared.

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  15. #15
    New Spam Forum
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    If you value your domaru you will steer fucking clear of that website.

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    Posting in epic thread

  17. #17
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    holy fucking LOL at that raptor pic

  18. #18
    Ranger
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    new variation on an old scam, but good to know

  19. #19
    Sandworm Swallows
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    Your game raptor NEVER gets old.


  20. #20
    2600klub
    ǝƃuɐɥɔ ǝlʇıʇ ɥʇ01 ǝɥʇ ǝʞıl sı sıɥʇ ƃɯo ʎuunɟ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos ɥɐlq ɥɐlq ɥɐlq ǝɥ ǝǝǝǝǝǝǝlopuɐʌ puǝıɹɟ ʇsǝq s,poƃ ǝsɹoɥ ǝɥʇ sı ǝɥ ǝǝǝǝǝǝlopuɐʌ

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    Quote Originally Posted by Silenka View Post
    Your game raptor NEVER gets old.

    philosoraptor, actually.

    but yeah, that scam is hilarious.

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