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Miss Eisei

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

In The Scribe October 19, 2006

[BrKn] The Brovian Knights

Mo/

13 Aug 2008 at 22:44 - 1

So i got this today, first EVER scam attempt i got in my mail about GW
Thought i might as well put a heads up on here

Quote:

Order number: 37892
Order date: August, 13, 2008

Please retain this number. In the event that there is a problem with your order, this number will be requested by customer support.

Qty Description Price
===================================
1 Guild Wars Platinum Edition (R) $59.99
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&n bsp; Subtotal $59.99
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Total $59.99

For assistance please visit our PlayNC Support Center at http://support.plaync.com/ where you can view answers to frequently asked questions or submit your issue to our Customer Support team via the "Ask a Question" option.

The serial code associated with this purchase can be found on the PlayNC account it was purch ased under.
Visit http://secure.plaync.com/cgi-bin/plaync_login.pl to access your PlayNC account.

Online game codes are non-returnable, non-refundable and can only be used to create/upgrade one game account.
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ofcourse anyone bright enough to look where email is from ([email protected]) would be bright enough not to follow link and log in, but you never know

also the links are fake, sending you to ( plaync.coolpage.biz ) DO NOT CLICK IT AND LOG IN !!!!!!

viper11025

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

02/18/05 (Pm me with the place, its a riddle)

A/

13 Aug 2008 at 22:49 - 2

TY for the info.......btw.
Did you give your email to ANYONE in game?
You might need to report them......they could be behind this.
Not sure, and not pointing fingers.
>.>

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

13 Aug 2008 at 22:52 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by viper11025

TY for the info.......btw.
Did you give your email to ANYONE in game?
You might need to report them......they could be behind this.
Not sure, and not pointing fingers.
>.>

he said that the e-mail could have been gotten through the forums.

On that note, if you goto the site, I'm pretty sure it has input verification turned off, so you can submit any old crap there to wind them up.

viper11025

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

02/18/05 (Pm me with the place, its a riddle)

A/

13 Aug 2008 at 22:53 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarevok Thordin

he said that the e-mail could have been gotten through the forums.

I know.....BUT it is still possible..........if it's from the fourms then it makes more sense.
Don't use your email here for the actual game

Winding them up?
O.O
>.< LOL

Sigma Onkoron

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Basement

13 Aug 2008 at 22:56 - 5

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the last line. wat? (thanks for the heads up.)

russiansteven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2008

In a chair

R/Mo

13 Aug 2008 at 23:09 - 6

Thanks for the reply scammers these days there a lot of them and you need to becareful not to get caught up in there silly little games.

- Thanks for Posting This Up

viper11025

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

02/18/05 (Pm me with the place, its a riddle)

A/

13 Aug 2008 at 23:11 - 7

I suggest we make a "Don't get scammed, read this first" thread that reguard to all GW related scams.
Wait, I think I'll make one.
>.>
Maybe not..................I'd need a lot of help.

Jae Onasi

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Lost Haven

E/Mo

13 Aug 2008 at 23:19 - 8

They could have emailed you from viewing your public profile and clicking on the option to send you email.

In your user cp, you can go to 'edit options' and uncheck the option that allows members to send you email.

Miss Eisei

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

In The Scribe October 19, 2006

[BrKn] The Brovian Knights

Mo/

13 Aug 2008 at 23:22 - 9

I'm guessing they used my MSN email , LOL

not the same as my game, and it was on this forum, i removed it now
they are prolly grabbing emails/msn of here or the other gw forum, hehe

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

14 Aug 2008 at 01:16 - 10

If anyones dumb enough to get scammed I'll buy you a new account just as soon as my long lost uncle that just died in Africa puts all his money in my account. I sent all my bank details off but nothing yet

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

14 Aug 2008 at 01:31 - 11

All right, let me clarify some things.

First off, no one has your email from here. Email addresses are not visible.

Second off, if they did use the "email contact" form it doesn't disclose your email but it does disclose the email of the person who is sending it. That email address would HAVE to be registered on this forum since you can't change or alter it while sending the message. I've looked through our forum database and no one with the email address [email protected] has an account here. Not to mention that if they did use that form it would have also disclosed their forum name as well.

They did not contact you through this forum or get your email address from this forum.

Edit: I am editing to clarify this statement that if someone chose to input their MSN IM information then their email address was displayed. Since this is an optional feature and one that a forum user had to do themselves then this was their choice. We have gone ahead and manually wiped out all MSN IM id's from this forum. You can re input this information but, just as before, this is your choice and you assume the risk of having your email address displayed.

You will certainly want to let ArenaNet know of this so please contact them through support.

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

14 Aug 2008 at 01:52 - 12

Has Miss Eisei contacted anyone via email through this forum?

Lady Raenef

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Oregon, USA.

Zero Mercy [zm]

W/

14 Aug 2008 at 01:56 - 13

To the OP; I sympathize with this sad person's feeble attempt at stealing an account, but please bold the fact that the links are fake. I don't want another thread of someone saying that their account was stolen because of this thread. I would put the notice above the quote, for starters.

Chokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

[ToA]

14 Aug 2008 at 09:34 - 14

I've just recieved this e-mail

So anyone looking at my thread I just posted,ignore it.

Guess I should be glad I cant get my account info back

Thanks for posting this, atleast I dont have to get my parents all anguished over it d:

Lyynyyrd

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2008

Aussie Trolling Crew - Spah!

14 Aug 2008 at 10:09 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Raenef

To the OP; I sympathize with this sad person's feeble attempt at stealing an account, but please bold the fact that the links are fake. I don't want another thread of someone saying that their account was stolen because of this thread. I would put the notice above the quote, for starters.

The links are real, as a result of him copy+pasting the message directly from his e-mail... copy+paste on most e-mail clients do not copy hyperlinks.

The only malicious part of his post is at the end, which is introduced as fake and followed by capslock warning.

Chrono Re delle Ere

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Land of Hyrule

[GoE]

W/

14 Aug 2008 at 10:26 - 16

ok I am a dumb guy....just made the thread about this since I received this e-mail as well.

Well it confirms the fact that it's fishing

Edit: copying the other post I did:

I received this e-mail this morning:

it's obviously some sort of fishing mail in order to steal people's play nc account information.

I never bought GW Platinum Edition, and the mail asks me, as you can see, to click on that link and enter my account from there, which is quite suspicious.

Wanted to warn everybody, have a good day ;D

sLiceR

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Milan, Italy

[可愛い]

14 Aug 2008 at 10:42 - 17

I got this too on my MSN e-mail that I display on this forum. Of course I use a different e-mail for the GW account.

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

14 Aug 2008 at 10:50 - 18

didn't get e-mail
got two e-mails and the one i use for my account isn't on this forum
i don't display my IGN even just in case...

Sai Rith

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/

14 Aug 2008 at 14:24 - 19

Have to admit, pretty well typed out scam, and somewhat convincing (except the last line).

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

14 Aug 2008 at 14:30 - 20

Everyone, if you are choosing to display your MSN IM info, you are giving them your email address.

Shiishii Momo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

I need a guild, R5 KOBD

N/

14 Aug 2008 at 14:38 - 21

Hiya, Choby,

Glad you didn't fall for that nonsense. I think this should be merged with the sticky on fake e-mails, as I'm certain there are people who would fall for it, as they are counting on a person's greed to get them to click. "I didn't order a platinum edition, but hey, there mistake is my gain."

Shii

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

14 Aug 2008 at 16:20 - 22

Just as an update, we have gone ahead and manually wiped out all MSN IM id's from this forum database. You are still able as a user to choose to re input this information. If you do, just as before, you are assuming the risk of choosing to display your email address to anyone.

illidan009

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2008

Volterra, Italy

A/

14 Aug 2008 at 20:51 - 23

Oh shit...that is a very devious way of scamming...thanks for the heads up OP!

Shakti

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Home...

Vier Reiter [Vier]

14 Aug 2008 at 20:56 - 24

Good advice anymore...never clicky clicky anything you get emailed unless you know the sender ie friend spouse etc. Friend of mine got an email supposedly from her credit card company. Addy looked legit, she did the clicky clicky, site it sent her to looked right...boom. She got trojaned out the wazoo and her credit screwed with.

To quote, "TRUST NO ONE"

drago34

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

California

Looking for good PvE guild ...

A/

15 Aug 2008 at 03:47 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shakti

Good advice anymore...never clicky clicky anything you get emailed unless you know the sender ie friend spouse etc. Friend of mine got an email supposedly from her credit card company. Addy looked legit, she did the clicky clicky, site it sent her to looked right...boom. She got trojaned out the wazoo and her credit screwed with.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mulder

TRUST NO ONE

Fixed it for you!

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Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

15 Aug 2008 at 03:50 - 26

I got 2 of these e-mails to the address registered on my 2nd account. I was getting ready to call play NC and see just who the hell had my credit card number. glad I checked to see if anyone else got these first

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

15 Aug 2008 at 06:06 - 27

another good reason to not have msn or any kind of info displayed anywhere...

yes paranoia can be a good thing in the right places!

nbajammer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Iowa

Blade And Rose [BaR]

Mo/

15 Aug 2008 at 19:08 - 28

There are similar versions of this circulating around the internet from places claiming to be CNN or MSNBC, and also hawking a fake version of IE7 that is nothing more than a simple rogue Antivirus progam that really isnt an Antivirus program.