Megashiba price

Ummm...
I received an e-mail saying that I could buy the Megashiba mount for 10.50 Euros.

Only when I click the link, it comes up as 16.80 Euros.

What gives...?

https://scontent.fmel7-1.fna.fbcdn.n...4Q&oe=62D345DE

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Originally Posted by Irvyne

Ummm...
I received an e-mail saying that I could buy the Megashiba mount for 10.50 Euros.

Only when I click the link, it comes up as 16.80 Euros.

What gives...?

https://scontent.fmel7-1.fna.fbcdn.n...4Q&oe=62D345DE

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If you signed in using this link you should immediately change your password. This is almost certainly a phishing attempt. I have not seen this before and have never received this type of ad directly from SE.

No, it's definitely a legit e-mail from Square-Enix.
(From square-enix.com)

https://i.imgur.com/oxZgksw.png

gigabrain phisher

I got a email that looks that way too but gmail labeled it immediately as junk mail. I’d think it was a phishing scam as well.

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Originally Posted by Irvyne

No, it's definitely a legit e-mail from Square-Enix.
(From square-enix.com)

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Spoofing is a thing. It seems like a scam email to me. If you don’t think it is, reach out to SE and ask for clarification.

Also, why would you think SE lower the price by almost 50% after like 2 weeks?

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Originally Posted by Padudu

It's not a scam, it's a typo lol it's from the official square email.

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Seems that way. I got a correction email this evening.
It can't hurt to be careful when so many phishing attempts are circling around out there.

I'd change everything to be safe.
And reformat your PC xD

Call me an old cynic, but If it looks too good to be true, it probably is!

I honestly don't think it's a fake. I've been getting advertising e-mails from Square-Enix for years. I'm on their mailing list.
I feel like it's probably a typo. But if they're advertising it for that price, surely they have to honour it?

one-time password is great to have :)

I would take a very close look at (but don't follow) the link that comes up when you hover over it, and compare it to the actual online store link.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

I would take a very close look at (but don't follow) the link that comes up when you hover over it, and compare it to the actual online store link.

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store.finalfantasyxiv.com

/shrug

I got one too from the usual SE email. Not clicking any links on the off-chance, but I assume it's official and simply a typo.

If the OP clicked a phishing link, they probably wouldn't have their account right now.

Got that mail too. But the link goes to square-enix-games.com when i hover over it with the mouse cursor. But square-enix-games.com seems to be legit. :(


Cheers

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Originally Posted by Kranel_San

one-time password is great to have :)

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It does nothing to protect phishing scams.
Not saying this email was one. But I am saying the OTP isn't the Hallowed Ground some people think it is.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

It does nothing to protect phishing scams.
Not saying this email was one. But I am saying the OTP isn't the Hallowed Ground some people think it is.

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Go on. Explain more.

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Originally Posted by Kranel_San

Go on. Explain more.

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If it were a phishing site, it'd ask you to log in with your username, password, and OTP.
All that it'd do after that is send that information to the scammers computer, and very likely automatically attempt a login since human intervention may be too slow.

It happens all the time. See those 300M gil raffle giveaway tells for example. That's the nature of phishing, the end result is you simply giving your information willingly (but probably unknowingly) to a scammer to log in. It should be obvious but anyone you GIVE your passwords to will have access to those accounts.

because when the phishing site asks you for the OTP there is still a window where the information is still valid after you've logged in. they have scripts that hammer you to take you offline and they log in while the OTP is still active that you entered and then go and change everything on you. that's how they work.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

If it were a phishing site, it'd ask you to log in with your username, password, and OTP.
All that it'd do after that is send that information to the scammers computer, and very likely automatically attempt a login since human intervention may be too slow.

It happens all the time. See those 300M gil raffle giveaway tells for example. That's the nature of phishing, the end result is you simply giving your information willingly (but probably unknowingly) to a scammer to log in. It should be obvious but anyone you GIVE your passwords to will have access to those accounts.

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Good thing I log in with the OTP at the last second.

Got the same email, but with the correct price.
I've also got this kind of advertising mail a lot, usually a few days after something is added to cash shop, so I didn't give it too much thought.

Oh I got this email as well, seems like any other mails from SE

you can always tell it’s fake if it asks you for your OTP along with your username / pass. all official XIV sites take you to another page to verify (if you have one)

also i get emails like this as well often when new things are added to the store. it was probably an error due to converting currencies

They also list the "Street Attire (Fully dyeable!)" for 1.40 € in their email...
That's a fail... this outfit costs 17.50 euros...

Either a fail or a marketing tactic. They get you excited and clicking on the shop page ready to grab a deal on a desirable item, then you get disappointed, then potentially you say "eh, screw it why not" and buy it anyway so you don't leave feeling disappointed.

More likely an error, but they're a business so not impossible.

Sounds like they could be drawing their prices from the wrong listings, or it's a manual input and they forgot to update it from the previous email which would have been Lyse's outfit (10.50) and... some kind of seasonal item for 1.40?

I have never received an email from SE about anything on the shop. Obviously people do legit but I have never had one.

Got it aswell, normal email from Square. They send these every now and then. Especially during friend returns and so on. Same address

If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Words to live by.

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Originally Posted by Irvyne

I honestly don't think it's a fake. I've been getting advertising e-mails from Square-Enix for years. I'm on their mailing list.
I feel like it's probably a typo. But if they're advertising it for that price, surely they have to honour it?

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Lol nah, if anything they'll just send an apology email with the corrected prices. There would be far too much of a backlash from people who have already bought it or didn't get the email for them to honor anything.

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Originally Posted by Kranel_San

Good thing I log in with the OTP at the last second.

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That's fantastic for you, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say most people probably don't wait 25+ seconds before entering in their OTP, and so for most people, the OST would be useless if they fell for one of those phishing links.

2 of these in a couple hours... Surely not the last thread.

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Originally Posted by Skivvy

That's fantastic for you, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say most people probably don't wait 25+ seconds before entering in their OTP, and so for most people, the OST would be useless if they fell for one of those phishing links.

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True, the authenticator should be reworked from "OTP for a short period of time" to "OTP for every login attempt"

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Originally Posted by hagare

I'd change everything to be safe.
And reformat your PC xD

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Dat old delete system32 kupo <3 rofl

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Originally Posted by Kranel_San

one-time password is great to have :)

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Cannot second this enough. Got keylogged at some point, nearly banned, but ever* since I have the key I've had no issues.

Also, sorry OP, definitely a scam. Change your passwords and check your system for anything nasty. (There probably will be.)

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Originally Posted by ballprince

Cannot second this enough. Got keylogged at some point, nearly banned, but ever* since I have the key I've had no issues.

Also, sorry OP, definitely a scam. Change your passwords and check your system for anything nasty. (There probably will be.)

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It's not a scam, it's a typo lol it's from the official square email.

A new e-mail arrived an hour ago with the word "Correction" in the title. Guess it was a mistake from their side and not a scam?

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Originally Posted by Kranel_San

True, the authenticator should be reworked from "OTP for a short period of time" to "OTP for every login attempt"

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Then anyone with especially bad ping won't be able to log in at all. The current timing may be overly generous, but there does need to be some leeway.

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Originally Posted by Kranel_San

True, the authenticator should be reworked from "OTP for a short period of time" to "OTP for every login attempt"

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That wouldn't resolve the issue at all, and in fact make it even more insecure if you happen to fall for a phishing site.
If it generates a code good until the next login, then your scammer can take all the time they want to log in.

Yep, they've re-sent the e-mail with the higher pricing now. Eurgh.
I would have bought the mount at the cheaper price, but not now. -_-

Maybe just the english mails were affected? The mail (in german) I got this morning had the correct prices in Euro.

Looks like this was as typo but just adding on to say I get advertising e-mails all the time, too. I don't follow any links. I just go directly to the site in another tab. I can't think of a single instance where I didn't see the same discount, so they don't do anything like having to follow a link for a lower price that I've seen. So there's no real reason to use a link, even if it's legit.