Video gamers have found themselves in a new type of scam. No malware or hacking into the games rather a simple phishing scam which is filling scammers’ pockets. Scammers have been found sending emails to the gamers portraying as the officials from the gaming companies claiming that they will take legal action against those involved in selling game characters and credits for real time money. By tricking the gamers into believing their emails, the cyber criminals actually ask for money or personal and financial information of those gamers. According to a statement from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): “If you want to check the status of your account or challenge the suspension, the email tells you to click a link and fill in a ‘verification’ page,” the FTC said. “But that’s the way they try to trick potential victims into offering up anything from their address and phone number to their credit card or bank account numbers.”
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ORIGINAL SOURCE: Hack Read
