Psa: Don't Click/follow Links In Chat

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So a lot of us have seen the Tells/Yells about some outrageous forum post that we should go follow this (fake) link and give our opinion. I've seen the warning about Twitch links but I have yet to see a warning about forum links, which are more harmful since this is how accounts get stolen (and likely sold). Tonight I got a Tell about some huge gil payout free raffle, where you go post a number in the forum (fake link) or bump the post in order to win. Of course, being a forum user I could tell the link was bogus right away but someone who doesn't might not, so I'm posting this warning to get the word out. -Please don't follow links in chat, or at least be very cautious--especially if it ends up requesting a login.

I'm not trying to kill fun things like streaming links and such, just trying to spread awareness so that your account doesn't get compromised. Stay safe everyone.

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