Laikrob Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Hi you Tip.It users, It seems someone has gone through the trouble of sending a few malicious e-mails out. We want to warn you about it, so you can avoid getting scammed. This is how it looks: This email has been sent from http://forum.tip.it/index.php. ------------------------------------------------ Please Reverify Your Account ------------------------------------------------ This message has been sent to all Tip.It Forum users. To make room for new accounts, we are asking everyone to reverify their account. Anyone who doesn\'t reverify their account will have their account deleted. We\'re sorry if this causes any inconvenience, but we need more disk space. To reverify your account, use this link:<BAD LINK HERE> Thank you for continuing to stay loyal to Tip.It Forum! Kind regards, Tip.It The link goes to a fake Tip.It, which says that your account has been verified and asks you to log in again on it. Basically it is phishing for Tip.It forum passwords and accounts, and probably even hoping that you are using your Tip.It password for RuneScape. Please take this as a reminder: Don't click on links without checking them firstDon't use your RuneScape password for Tip.It or other placesConsider the source - spellcheck would have cried its way through that e-mail... And disk space? Not so much On behalf of Tip.It Staff, Laikrob You're accusing me of bigotry, how ironic. It's a nice attempt at argument, but your responses are facile and asinine, if not diatribe. Who's arrogant now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks for keeping us informed! D: *checks email* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 The grammar on that email is actually surprisingly good for a scam email. Didn't get it though, thanks for the heads up :) "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. V. Devnull Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks for the heads-up, Laikrob. :D ... Seems like those danged phishers/spammers/black-hats(evil version of hackers) just can't keep the heck away from nice places like Tip.It ... :roll: <*leaves a fresh bag of cookies by Laikrob's desk as thanks for the info*> ~D. V. "News like this is helpful." Devnull and normally with a cool mind.(Warning: This user can be VERY confusing to some people... And talks in 3rd person for the timebeing due to how insane they are... Sometimes even to themself.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I came across this blog post the other day and it has some relevance here.http://safeandsavvy.f-secure.com/2010/05/26/the-golden-rule-security/ The Golden Rule of Social Media Security: LINKS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf14141 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks for the heads up Laikrob! Finally on here to update that I have officially quit! It's been fun.[hide=Signature]R.I.P Billy Mays and <3 My Friend C.D.S 7/8/09 <360,816th to 99 Fletching 03/07/09|220,309th Person to be Able to Kill Dusties | 10 Year Cape on 12/20/14[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer_Jesse Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 *shakes head* will phishers never learn? [hide=Siggy credits]The Awesome, Epic, Amazing, S3xah A-10 Sig By Unolexi! I wub u Uno!InsanityV2 Did the Franz Ferdinand Sig.Killerwatt is responsible for the Arctic Monkeys sig.Pat_61 did the B-2 sig and the raptor sig.[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 The scammer might as well have signed at the bottom "Prince Narudo, Future King of Nigeria" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 And for those of you curious as to how that link that was posted there, a few of us tested it with a virtual machine. It redirects you to a false site that looks like this one. After entering the details, nothing really happens, although the site probably logs what's typed in for them to try later. Don't enter the link either way. I was going to eat hot dogs for dinner tonight. I think I will settle for cereal. OPEN WIDE HERE COMES THE HELICOPTER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks for the heads up, Laila :thumbup: 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I came across this blog post the other day and it has some relevance here.http://safeandsavvy.f-secure.com/2010/05/26/the-golden-rule-security/ The Golden Rule of Social Media Security: LINKS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS I find this a bit ironic. :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bows Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks for the heads up. Everyone, check your e-mail. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentry_Wolf Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Lol Phishers, what posers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Always be careful when clicking links of any sort even from those you think you can trust. Even if the link isn't malicious you can avoid some pranks that way also. With love to one, friendship to many, and good will to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris1520 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Yea I got this but then i noticed one from RSC right under it so I knew it was a scam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReDrOc Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 UHHHHHHHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reztral Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Yea, I clicked the link, but nothing happened luckily. --8727th person to achieve 99 Fishing on 8/19/2008----6012th person to achieve 99 Thieving on 10/12/2008--R.I.P. October 31, 2013 99 Fletching 7/16/2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Yea, I clicked the link, but nothing happened luckily.Did you enter your username and password? "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexek Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Awesome, they won't delete my account! :thumbup: PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polyvoree Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 The grammar on that email is actually surprisingly good for a scam email. Didn't get it though, thanks for the heads up :)Well that would make it sound legit, a lot of the scam mail has good English, they want it to sound as real as possible. I sorta get what your trying to say though.. Anyway I get alot of emails like that because I register my email on alot of websites (Lots of spam but meh) so I knew it was fake :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 The grammar on that email is actually surprisingly good for a scam email. Didn't get it though, thanks for the heads up :)Well that would make it sound legit, a lot of the scam mail has good English, they want it to sound as real as possible. I sorta get what your trying to say though.. Anyway I get alot of emails like that because I register my email on alot of websites (Lots of spam but meh) so I knew it was fake :DA lot of it comes from those who don't have English as their first language though, so the grammar can be pretty atrocious. Got an email today. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youmu Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 It's easy to tell if the e-mail is fake or not... there are \'s inbetween the apostrophes. Thanks for the heads up anyways. BlogTrimmed | Master Quester | Final BossBoss pets: Bombi | Shrimpy | Ellie | Tz-Rek Jad | Karil the Bobbled | Mega Ducklings120s: Dungeoneering | Invention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay_More12 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I recieved this, looked at the url at the bottom, and knew it was fake. Thanks for the notification though. :thumbup: Divine Forces | #DF on irc.seersirc.net | Most Motivated | http://rs-df.com/forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Never really check my e-mail, thanks for the heads up though. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowman_133 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I find it funny they went to the trouble of cloaking the actual email address, but they didn't even attempt to disguise the link by using hyper links. Ah well, phishers will be phishers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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