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Retrosaur -> The Fight Against Scammers (4/21/2012 11:57:14)
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From what I can tell, many players accuse others of being hackers. On the contrary, they aren't. The majority of people who lose their accounts to other people are people who fall for things like "free varium" scams and "free money" scams. And they give their passwords away, so when their account is taken away, they place their blame on an imaginary scapegoat called the "hacker", when in reality, they've fallen to a "scammer".
What do you believe can ED do to prevent scammers?
Scammers are a somewhat small part of ED, but they can do some serious harm to others.
I had my first scare when someone offered me free varium, and being gullible, I gave up my password. About 3 seconds later, I realized what I had done, and changed my email (NUMBER 1 PRIORITY). Then I re-changed my password. That was a good enough wake-up call, and I never forgot it. However, to others, sometimes they may not be as smart-thinking. The lure of free varium attracts many, and those who do fall for it end up lamenting their decision.
Ergo, the suggestion is that whenever you log in, it displays a message that tells you what not to do, as in trans' words:
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AQW already does it when you log in, that's what I recall so there's no reason to say no at all. Fully support it! :)
So we could have phrases such as:
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"ADMIN: Remember, EpicDuel staff will never ask for your password!"
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"ADMIN: Never give out your password to others! Remember, anybody offering free varium is a scam!"
or (The ND Mallet Guy's suggestion)
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"ADMIN: No one will buy you varium for free. You're just going to get scammed and lose your account. "
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And we have received somewhat-sortof-partial-halfway confirmation that we may have something implemented to help ED's players out:
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Lycus:
We did actually have a message that did exactly that! I'll talk to Titan about adding it back in - though since it was removed, there may be a reason for it. I'll have to check.
Meanwhile, while we're waiting for some stuff to get implemented, I'd like all faction leaders to act on Fay Beee's advice:
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I have [reminders not to give out passwords] on my faction HQ permanently. I also tell them when I go for chats.
Use the notebot in your HQ to tell everyone NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVARRRRRRRR to give out their passwords to anyone. Even their own faction leader.
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