Hello all, I'm back from my long hiatus. I found out something very important that was posted on the Daily Explorer a while ago, and decided to post it here to bring it to your attention.
It seems that scamming, as we all know it, is reaching out of the boundaries of the game itself. You are probably used to the old "Best trade wins a <insert rare>" scam, but this kind that I'm about to show is pretty different. Take a look at this image.
Looks quite unassuming, doesn't it? Well, it is actually a prime example of a phishing email. Malicious people may use this tactic to trick others into handing over their personal particulars without even realising they did. The following image shows why the above image is an example of a phishing email.
Look out for tiny details like those to spot a real email from a fake one.
Getting back to the emails sent by "AJHQ". Those emailsare actually phishing emails. Please do not click any link in the email and alert it to AJHQ immediately. If you do click the link and enter your particulars, at best, a hacker may be able to access your account. At worst, malware might be installed and corrupt your device. The following image is from the Daily Explorer, explaining why the email is fake.
Similar to the previous example, there are loopholes that can be spotted to tell that it is a fake email.
Well, that is it from me now. Remember, not all scams are in-game scams. We must stay vigilant to guard against scams both in-game and out. Stay safe everyone!
Signing off,
Agent Dew
Oh boy, all sorts of fakes roaming about. Sometimes when I go onto sites I haven't been on before, even just random AJ Wiki pages or info sites for school, this page (The same every time) pops up, posing as Windows, saying something along the lines of 'Your account has been compromised. Click this link to fix it. If you try to exit, we will shut down your computer to prevent things from being stolen.' We always restart the computer when that happens. We used to get these Windows 10 scams as well, claiming we needed to click the link to get Windows 10, and you couldn't close out. We deleted them using Task Manager when that happened. Stay Safe!
ReplyDeleteI get those when I'm on the internet on a phone sometimes. I usually just exit out of the window and nothing happens. It obviously looks fake too. I'm just like >.< broh....
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This is a good post, but it is important to note that scamming didn't originate in AJ. It has been a problem in the real world for as long as trading has existed.
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