Beware: new phishing attempts

[WinglessSeraphim]

Why would they include an actual fraudulent link in the warning?...

My guess is to weed out the idiots.

[FudoMyoo]

My guess is to weed out the idiots.

Ouch ... Pfft I deserved it anyway. Earning back 100million gil is easy anways.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

FYI to the OP: using discord to link image to a forum post won't last long. They're no longer visible by the time I wrote this (to inform you).

[hydralus]

Yes, but the previous tells were linking directly to the fake forums. These new attempts are meant to lure you into a trusted website (like Twitch) to fool unsuspected people who may not be that tech savvy or understand it's all a facade.

The in-game warning says, "If you receive a Tell containing a URL to a website from a random player, please check the contents carefully since there is a high possibility that it is a phishing site." Which covers every case. Going even further than that, they link to a lodestone post that gives several examples, including the one OP is talking about. All of the information is there every time you log in if people bother to read.

[Rehayem]

FYI to the OP: using discord to link image to a forum post won't last long. They're no longer visible by the time I wrote this (to inform you).

I've updated the images, thanks.

The in-game warning says, "If you receive a Tell containing a URL to a website from a random player, please check the contents carefully since there is a high possibility that it is a phishing site." Which covers every case. Going even further than that, they link to a lodestone post that gives several examples, including the one OP is talking about. All of the information is there every time you log in if people bother to read.

I agree, but they're not using only Twitch. They're using other safe websites, to which I wish SE updated that warning.

[ryouma17]

not sure which is worse that people still do phishing links or that people are still stupid enough to fall for them

who we kidding its absolutely the latter