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Widespread Xbox Live Phishing Scams Plague Gamers
Qushawn Clark
Contributing Writer
2011-12-01
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Users of the popular online gaming service have been getting phony emails from sites claiming to give away Microsoft points (the online currency for Xbox Live).
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These emails are made to look very official and many unwary consumers have been getting dragged in to the scam. These emails redirect to these sites where people are asked to enter sensitive information that can be used to purchase more points. Many users have been making reports of checking their bank statements and finding many charges on these cards that they did not make. The transactions are generally very small and they victims don't actually notice until it has already been going on for some time.
This is apparently not the first time something like this has happened with the service, as hackers have shown in the past to have multiple methods of getting customer information. While it is clearly wrong on the part of the cyber-criminals to participate in these activities in the first place, it is also the victims fault in this case. Unlike other, more direct methods of stealing customer information, such as directly from a database, this method requires the customer to give away their info. So, what that means is that any savvy user can avoid such situations by simply paying attention to what they are doing.
DO NOT GIVE YOUR INFORMATION AWAY TO STRANGE WEBSITES. This is something every company offering web services should remind their customers just to make sure that they are safe. As these customers have trusted the companies to protect their information, their should actually be a little effort on both sides. However, if you or anybody you know has already been affected by these scams, go here to the Xbox site to report the incident.
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About the Author:
Qushawn is a staff writer for the iEntry Network.
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