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Hacking and Scamming Prevention ----- A place to prevent and educate on scammings and hackings

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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:47 pm

U said I couldn't post yet in the topic on telling if a message is from admin or not I just wanted to show an example of what a Phisher does... I just got phished now an attempt anyway. I get one almost every 2 weeks...

From vampire_lover111 Report her if u wish... her

Attention: We are sorry to inform you that you account has been brought to out attention. Your account has been REPORTED and needs to be investigated for further information. You will be given a few questions to make sure that this is your account. If u don't answer the following questions you will be banned.You will have 15 minutes to answer the questions:

please type spaces between your password.

Username:

Password:

Email Address:

If you don't answer the following questions and log off you would be banned. You will not be able to use this account again.

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:51 pm

I told her she had failed in her attempt and this was the response I got.

hi can i plz borrow ur lusty for a party today i wont keep it u can report me banned me if i do and want 1,00,000 dallors u have to give me ur passsword dont worry i helped many ppl i trusted over 91 i helped i trusted them by looking in the inside not outside im not a scammer hacker or anything like that my tradign pass broke and my gift box and house so im quiting gaia and i dont wanna give my profile i wanna give my money away plz

She sent another scam... bad grammar and all. This is another way people try to get you to give them your password this is also a scam...

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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:03 pm

Yes, the first is a clear example of their scare tactics they will employ to start with. If that fails and if the person responds to them as you had then they will try a pitty route to gain sympathy and to con you out of your account. never fall for this. smile

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:10 pm

Yeah it was very interesting I laughed really hard at the "I'm not a hacker" part

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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:24 am

Wow I see

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:21 pm

Yes this is what a phisher looks like. They try to freak you into giving out your password hence the "If you don't give your password before you log out you will be banned"

they want you to think that this is life or death here so you give them what they want without thinking.

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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:41 pm

Should I report this user as I don't know if he's trying to get my password or not. Here's a quote of the PM he sent me:

Faye115303

Hey, whats up. I found this awesome site that gives you a random item!!! Since, its random it could be anything! I got some stuff worth up to 25k. Okay, so I know you prolly think its some scam cause a lot of those are going around lately, but this isnt. They dont even ask for your password so theres no way for them to steal your account. NO DOWNLOADS, NO PASSWORD. Just enter your username its that simple! Anyways, if you wanna check it out http://gaiagiftmachine.info/ Prooof -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTWOI96BeKI Note: This is an advertisement; You will only receive 1 message. GaiaGiftMachine is a free service open to anyone who wishes to use it.

Should I be concerned and report him for chance of password phasing?

Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:02 pm

Eww I clicked the link report it and stay away from that stuff... If it has gaia on it but u have to go to another link don't do it... besides it has one of those never ending quiz things... report it and move on ^^

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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:54 pm

Okay thanks! ^^

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:21 pm

This is what a user sent me today and I promptly reported her:

ponydollgirl

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Gaia Online
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You have a message from the Gaia Online administrator:

Your account would be permanently banned if you do not fill in information needed...

We got alerted because:

Terms of Service violation - Trolling
Rules and Guidelines: http://www.gaiaonline.com/info/tos.php?info=rules

We can cancel the account from being banned only if you fill out this form, and send it to us over PM or via email. You can email us at gaia.monitor.NPC@live.com.au.
We need this information so we can confirm that you are the legitimate owner of this account.
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Username-
E-mail-
E-mail password:
Re-type Password-
User ID*-
We would love to have you back to the gaia community.
*User ID can be obtained by going to your profile. When you are in your profile, look at the adress bar and there should be a series of numbers. For example:http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/example/29295805/
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Privacy Policy:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/info/index.php?mode=privacy

Terms of Service:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/info/index.php?info=tos
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Gaia Online and all images associated with GAIA Online are (C) Copyright 2003 - 2010 Gaia Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Gaia Online P.O. Box 612680 San Jose, CA 95161-2680

This is obviously fake because, as I learned from friends and from this guild, Admins never ask for a password, email, or your user name or any private information. This user did a nice job though, adding in links that I didn't click and changed up the format but still the same as I when a admin PM's you they don't have to put what their images are associated with lol and plus her name was BLACK not green or any other color

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