Xbox Live Account Upgrade?

[-Zer0-]

Edit: Do not log in through this site!


So I received a message from a friend last night about some update. The link he sent me over XBL is admin:fake link removed. He also said that you'd receive 800 free Microsoft Points (which is all I care about really).


Edit: Do not log in through this site!

[Exoduso]

Not worth it since you'd have to downgrade back down to silver in order to upgrade back up to gold (and repay 50 bucks again)... last I checked 800MS points don't = 50 bucks.

[Jedimasta]

Can't fucking read, ignore the damn link. Might wanna remove the link just to make your post retard-proof.

[Anyway]

lol congratulations you just got your account stolen. friend had his stolen the same exact way.

[Nibe]

A

[-Zer0-]

Well, fuckin' A... Did your friend try and verify things with Microsoft? There's also the pass code the protects the account, has he been able to recover it through any methods? Just throwing out ideas atm.

[Exoduso]

You actually put your info in there? >.>

[-Zer0-]

Yeah, I did. Originally, I noticed the site wasn't secured, and I knew the guy (Noyoko Amaranth is the guy who sent me the message) for a while and played with him often with some rl friends, so I figured he'd be safe to trust. Guess this is what I get for not trusting my instincts.

I'm going back to Microsoft's site and going to try and do a little more work. I'd sent in a letter to support already with some detail and specifications as to what happened and when. (Like it'll help, but here's to trying~)

[Exoduso]

Or you could just turn your 360 on and change the password?

That usually works, you know.

[-Zer0-]

I hate doing it through the 360 ._. When I went back to try and change the password after submitting it to that site, I found that it'd changed. So far I've requested a new password and changed all sorts of information for security measures. Here's to hoping I'm still here tomorrow XD.

Either way, can't be too cautious with things. Just doing anything and everything I can. I'm not so worried as to losing the account itself, just moreso the name . Aside from all that, I suppose it's best everyone else knew what's going around.

To Anyway: Still interested to know what your friend did or is doing regarding his own account. Curious

[Exoduso]

lol.. so it changes it on the spot eh.

That's kinda funny.

[-Zer0-]

I'm not sure, there was a few minutes in between from trying to recover my password through my secret question...which I'd forgotten since it'd been years ago...I went and changed that too after I got my password and account back (for now? Oo.

[Anyway]

not sure. i dont think he has his account back cause he did make a whole new gamertag. idk

[-Zer0-]

lol I cleared my flist and readded some people, didn't see that you changed your name there >.> I was like, who the fuck is SipThatHATERADE?

[Exoduso]

Won't really matter if you can't get your account back though.. >.<

With that said, it's just an XBLA account... did you have a lot of MS points on it or something? otherwise just make a new GT, it's not that big a deal. I would call MS and tell them to not accept any charges from your cards on that account though, so it doesn't become any more problematic than it already is.

[-Zer0-]

Yeah, the charges, if any, would've been my main concern. The points I had were all already spent and downloaded, so it's not like there would've been any loss there. All in all, just trying to prevent a headache of things that could come as swiftly as possible, so long as no damage has been done already :\

So far, everything checks out for the night...

[Saga]

Did you call the support line? 1-800-4MY-XBOX? They might be able to do something.

[-Zer0-]

Haven't made any calls yet. I might not need to, but I'm not 100% certain atm. My account logs in ok for the moment, and it doesn't seem like anything has been changed again.

[Exoduso]

Then change your password already.

And what could they "change" about your account lol.. delete your flist? onoes! >.>

[-Zer0-]

Done twice over~ There's actually a ton of things that can be changed since essentially, XBL is linked through Windows Live. Nothing that's too significant, but enough to annoy you.