New hacking attempts?

The weirdest thing happened to me in the Underworld today:



Mind you, I would never do something like this, even if I wasn't in the middle of a UW run, because 1) it is stupid, and 2) I remember some speculation on these forums that accounts get hacked through hijacked data packets, specifically the log-on/log-off ones, which was how (people assumed) AB crashes resulted in hacked accounts. Earlier in the run, though, I had received a similar PM from something along the lines of "Game Cam," which urged me to "load into the nearest town to claim the prize." I thought nothing of it at the time - figured someone was having some fun - but now I have to wonder: is this the new hacker "operating procedure," or is someone just targeting me specifically?

EDIT: Just remembered the "no names" policy, but this specific name is part of the scam. I'll post a blacked-out version if a mod requests.

Oh dear this does look serious.....

Don't answer obviously and bad grammar makes it a bad attempt to act like a GM which Anet wouldn't do anyways. I would think it's just some new "hacker procedure" regardless don't jeopardize your account safety by doing something a stranger asks!

This is getting RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing pathetic, Anet needs to get off their lazy asses, stop worrying about changing pve/pvp skills and buff the god damn security of their game. I hope you notified Anet about this...

Cat pictures anyone?

OT: Welcome to the internet where people are real aholes!

I think ANet would have better ways of informing players that their account has been breached than by pm'ing them.

All Anet is going to do is blame the op.

Wait... so hackers can get someone's pw just by having the person pm them?

this isnt "new" i recall another thread about pretty much the exactly same thing

looks like Mr. Net Online deserves a ban for his shananigans

All i see is some douche PMing you... Nothing to worry about.

some jerk trying to be funny but still they should be banned for this because you dont know for sure

This.

Contact support about this. Other then that, it really doesn't deserve a thread. It's a random person with bad grammar telling you to log off. Hopefully the people he PM's are smart enough to figure that out.