Beware: new phishing attempts

[JimCasey_RF6]

You can't fix stupid. Just let fools be fools and have them learn through the school of hard knocks.

[Kaurhz]

I feel like with this they actually need to revise the information and guidance on Phishing attempts for the main post. Personally, I know to always check where the hyperlink is actually going to, but I do know a lot of people that would fall for that obfuscated hyperlink.

It also feels that the attempt was very much in reaction to the information supplied in the article to be wary of phishing attempts where it discusses the legitimate link for the forums.

[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).

[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