Just now I and another stranger got a random party invite from Zili Raven (malboro server) while in Coeurl server. They didn't respond at all in any chat when I asked who they were and what the party was for. I asked my FC and one of them said that the other day they got a random invite from the same person while visiting a friend in Brynhildr. It doesn't seem like a junk account, they were 80 all crafters and most combat jobs and were a crafting mentor.
Is this some kind of scam? Should I be worried that my info has been stolen??
Random party invite from Zili Raven(Malboro)?? Scam?
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03-13-2021, 08:38 AMMogkupoRandom party invite from Zili Raven(Malboro)?? Scam?
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03-13-2021, 08:41 AMMPK
Well that's 1 way to screw with random people
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03-13-2021, 08:43 AMlinayar
Oh, I just reported that too. It looks like the character has several level 80 jobs, so it might be a hacked account (or just dedicated).
I came here to ask if I should've done differently since I reported it for harassment. -
03-13-2021, 08:45 AMMogkupo
My FC suggested I just blacklist them but when I went to do so they had logged out or left world or something cause the game couldn't locate them
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03-13-2021, 08:45 AMKaurhz
If it's happened to several people, perhaps an elaborate means of getting people in a position where they're more likely to click on a phishing link perhaps.
If not, maybe the guy was trying to make friends. -
03-13-2021, 08:50 AMlinayarI did not get a party invite, just a tell with a link to a url with "final fantasy xiv" as part of the name but with a different domain. And they claimed it was the "FFXIV forum thread" which would have been taken as the official forum without any other context, but as we can see, the official forum does not have "final fantasy xiv" in its url name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaurhz
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03-13-2021, 08:54 AMBunniEclair
Judging from what Linayar said it might be that they were trying to send you a tell and invited you to party on accident instead.
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03-13-2021, 09:00 AMMogkupoOh god hahaha! I hope this person can get their account back though and it doesn't just get banned for RMT/Phishing :sQuote:
Originally Posted by BunniEclair
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03-13-2021, 09:04 AMBunniEclairYeah... I’ve been seeing a lot more RMT scammers using clearly hacked characters and I always feel bad for the account owner. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mogkupo
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03-13-2021, 09:14 AMlinayarYeah, but at the same time, they should still be reported just in case.Quote:
Originally Posted by BunniEclair
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03-13-2021, 10:17 AMBunniEclairOh, absolutely. The account owner will just find out when their account is suspended. Seems like support has a pretty good track record for retrievals, they just don’t get their missing stuff back.Quote:
Originally Posted by linayar
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03-13-2021, 10:53 AMVahlnir
I wouldn't have put the name of the character in question in the thread title or the thread itself, scammer or not. That can backfire on you since naming and shaming is against the forum rules.