FRAUD ALERT
Warning! This it not a joke.
Psych X's account has been hacked and turned to Ghostrider IXI
JVacha's account has been haced and turned to Sphinx Telia.
Both got hacked by going to:
http://xbox360news [dot] freeweb7 [dot] something you canfigure out here
Do not load this site just to check it out, neither provided any information to the site, both had thier accounts stolen and their credit card # that was tied to the account was hijacked too.
I haven't spoken to them, but to Lady Death 13. Microsoft has informed them that they are SOL and can't have their accounts back. So be careful where you browse and to whom you provide information about your account.
Do not trust any communication from any of these gamertags. Check with myself or Lady Death 13 if you think you have a message from a new tag from either of these gamers, as we will verify the new tags they use when we know them.
HOW TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM. Call 1-800-4MY-XBOX, demand that they ask your CHALLENGE QUESTION first, before requesting any information. It took me half an hour to accomplish tonight. Be near a PC, you might have to log in and make some changes to your accounts.
Here are a few other things to consider with your Gamer Tag:
1. Don't put your location, name or any other relevant information in your Profile/Motto/Name/Location/Bio. Mine says, and will always say "tinyurl.com/36g3fv" "The Dren" "Sitting on the couch." Want to know more? Get to be my friend, earn my trust and I will tell you. I've had fellow gamers over to my house, and I've been to their houses.
2. Don't get on a real name basis with anyone till you have played with them a bunch. Treat this like online dating, don't reveal too much till you get to know folks pretty well.
3. If you play with a regular gang, it is OK to call everyone by their real name, but if a stranger comes into the room, revert to gamertags. I do this all the time with my clan.
4. Make some dummy e-mail accounts. I have about 4 throw away gmail accounts that are active I can use for verifications, but don't give away my good ones unless I am certain of where they are going.
5. Lie. A lot. I know this goes against everything your mother taught you growing up, but on the 'Net, it is the best way to survive. Filling out an online form, can't figure out why they would ever need your actual address, real name or actual phone #? Make something up, make it sound good, use itconsistently. I use an address on my street 10 higher than what my actual address is, a fake name like Jack Meauff, and an old phone # from years ago that no longer works. Only provide true information when you have to do so for some legitimate business. Lie for legit stuff like this thread suggests, never use your mother's maiden name, never use something that is related to you in any way, shape or form. My sister in law is a huge Harry Potter fan, she used Harry Potter related stuff for all her password. I crazy ex boyfriend used this basic knowledge to hack nearly everything she had setup online.
6. Be paranoid. Double or triple check everything you hear on the 'Net. Google it, check some forums, then look for another source, just to be safe. Just because you are parinoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
7. If it sounds to good to be true, it is probably too good to be true. No one is going to give you 1600 MS points in exchange for your name address and phone number. They will however, use that information to screw you over.
Here is a thread about this issue over at 360voice:
Live Accounts Being Hacked
Psych X's account has been hacked and turned to Ghostrider IXI
JVacha's account has been haced and turned to Sphinx Telia.
Both got hacked by going to:
http://xbox360news [dot] freeweb7 [dot] something you canfigure out here
Do not load this site just to check it out, neither provided any information to the site, both had thier accounts stolen and their credit card # that was tied to the account was hijacked too.
I haven't spoken to them, but to Lady Death 13. Microsoft has informed them that they are SOL and can't have their accounts back. So be careful where you browse and to whom you provide information about your account.
Do not trust any communication from any of these gamertags. Check with myself or Lady Death 13 if you think you have a message from a new tag from either of these gamers, as we will verify the new tags they use when we know them.
HOW TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM. Call 1-800-4MY-XBOX, demand that they ask your CHALLENGE QUESTION first, before requesting any information. It took me half an hour to accomplish tonight. Be near a PC, you might have to log in and make some changes to your accounts.
Here are a few other things to consider with your Gamer Tag:
1. Don't put your location, name or any other relevant information in your Profile/Motto/Name/Location/Bio. Mine says, and will always say "tinyurl.com/36g3fv" "The Dren" "Sitting on the couch." Want to know more? Get to be my friend, earn my trust and I will tell you. I've had fellow gamers over to my house, and I've been to their houses.
2. Don't get on a real name basis with anyone till you have played with them a bunch. Treat this like online dating, don't reveal too much till you get to know folks pretty well.
3. If you play with a regular gang, it is OK to call everyone by their real name, but if a stranger comes into the room, revert to gamertags. I do this all the time with my clan.
4. Make some dummy e-mail accounts. I have about 4 throw away gmail accounts that are active I can use for verifications, but don't give away my good ones unless I am certain of where they are going.
5. Lie. A lot. I know this goes against everything your mother taught you growing up, but on the 'Net, it is the best way to survive. Filling out an online form, can't figure out why they would ever need your actual address, real name or actual phone #? Make something up, make it sound good, use itconsistently. I use an address on my street 10 higher than what my actual address is, a fake name like Jack Meauff, and an old phone # from years ago that no longer works. Only provide true information when you have to do so for some legitimate business. Lie for legit stuff like this thread suggests, never use your mother's maiden name, never use something that is related to you in any way, shape or form. My sister in law is a huge Harry Potter fan, she used Harry Potter related stuff for all her password. I crazy ex boyfriend used this basic knowledge to hack nearly everything she had setup online.
6. Be paranoid. Double or triple check everything you hear on the 'Net. Google it, check some forums, then look for another source, just to be safe. Just because you are parinoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
7. If it sounds to good to be true, it is probably too good to be true. No one is going to give you 1600 MS points in exchange for your name address and phone number. They will however, use that information to screw you over.
Here is a thread about this issue over at 360voice:
Live Accounts Being Hacked
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