Lately I, and many other people I know, have gotten some sketchy /tells. The sender promises you 750 million gil, if you go to youtube and type "gil (three numbers)" mine was 773 this time but it seems to periodically change. Then follow his link to what he claims are the forums.
There you're lead to a fake ffxiv forum website, and a prompt to log in. Considering that I've gotten the message 3 times from 3 different characters, it seems the scammer is already successful.
So, this is a head's up to everyone! Please watch out for that message. If something seems too good to be true, it usually is. And, especially if someone prompts you to click a link, please check the URL before typing out sensitive information.
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There you're lead to a fake ffxiv forum website, and a prompt to log in. Considering that I've gotten the message 3 times from 3 different characters, it seems the scammer is already successful.
So, this is a head's up to everyone! Please watch out for that message. If something seems too good to be true, it usually is. And, especially if someone prompts you to click a link, please check the URL before typing out sensitive information.
Continue reading...