Just a heads up, careful of the giveaway scam going around, pop up private messages and shouts that saying go to this link to win free gil. They're stealing accounts, the gil and items in them, and using then using the account to promote the links. Common sense, its too good to be true!
"Giveaway" scam
Printable View
-
02-18-2020, 08:41 AMHanayumi"Giveaway" scam
-
02-18-2020, 08:42 AMEnla
Yeah I've seen the reports on twitter and tumblr about it. Best way to stay safe in this game is to just assume anyone you don't personally know that is messaging you with a link it out to steal your account.
-
02-18-2020, 09:07 AMryouma17
this is why i have an authenticator attached to my account
-
02-18-2020, 09:39 AMTheMightyMollusk
Authenticators aren't 100% protection. I had one on my WoW account and still got hacked once.
-
02-18-2020, 09:44 AMAnienaiGnome engineering is always sketchy.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk
-
02-18-2020, 09:54 AMTheMightyMolluskI was a Horde main. Then again, we had goblins.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Anienai
-
02-18-2020, 10:16 AMKatieConnrWasnt Goblin engineering the one that would sometimes backfire and kill you? - or maybe it was both its been a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk
Also - lok tar ogar @ Mighty -
02-18-2020, 10:21 AMTheMightyMollusk
Gnomish engineering sometimes backfired and injured or killed the user. Goblin engineering sometimes backfired and injured or killed everyone else.
-
02-18-2020, 11:32 AMArianeIt won't save you because the scam involves you going to a fake website made to look like the official FFXIV login page where you can put your account name, password and OTP. Everything they need to get into your account and steal your gil.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryouma17
-
02-18-2020, 12:31 PMPalibun
Same things been happening on Jenvoa, i logged and instantly got a tell saying i could win "750 million gil", yeah right lmao, insta black list.
Have these people been reported, or is it all bot activity? At least it was just in the say chat before, now people are really out here scamming in our tells too... -
02-18-2020, 12:46 PMryouma17anyone foolish enough to go to a website with the promise of free gil deserves to get their account stolen, it only takes a tiny bit of common sense to stay safe on the internetQuote:
Originally Posted by Ariane
-
02-18-2020, 05:55 PMTheMightyMolluskMaybe it's because I'm still half asleep, but I spent a solid half minute wondering how Cid/Nero would help them steal my account.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ariane
-
08-01-2022, 04:33 AMSaraideLikely an account stolen by this exact scam.Quote:
Originally Posted by Palibun
-
08-01-2022, 05:35 AMMisplaced_MarblesThe cat ears are a dead giveawa-Quote:
Originally Posted by Canadane
Oh... -
08-01-2022, 08:11 AMRayne6665
I laugh at these scammer losers thinking I’d get on that link to give them my login info when i got a tell from them on a compromised account lol even I know the link is deadass fake. still, people are falling for these “gil giveaways”. The link is obviously fake at the end of the url .
•You click it cus you think the link is “legit”
•You proceed to enter your login info thinking you would get those amount of free gil
•Account login and security gets changed once they got in your account preventing you from logging in
•Watch your gils disappear to sell for real money when you get your account recovered, then they send tell to other people to lure them from * insert compromised account name here* , your fault.
• Dont want your account compromised?Don’t be stupid to fall for it. Be smart about it.