NCsoft will never ask you to verify your identity to prevent account closure. This goes the same for most other game companies out there.
Be smart and nothing ever happens.
Forward the email to support@ncsoft.com and they can handle the legal crap behind phishing scams.
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Unless you posted your email to the forums (a real bonehead move, honestly), this is impossible because the forums don't use your email address anywhere.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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Hmm, I don't recall ever posting my email address. Wonder where they got it?
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
Dispari has more than enough credability, and certainly doesn't need to borrow any from you.
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Is it bad that I laughed at this? Real hard?|
Originally Posted by Dispari
We have the evidence to prove that your account involved in the controversial game currency transaction .
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We have pictures you allegedly trading gold for money illegal .
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Yeah, the terrible grammar is a dead giveaway for scams. NCsoft typically only makes typos, not huge grammar fumbles.
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Originally Posted by StormSurvivor
Is it bad that I laughed at this? Real hard?
We have pictures you allegedly trading gold for money illegal . |
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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As tempting as it is to reply "Lol, pics or it didn't happen.", it's probably best to just forward this to NCsoft.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
We have the evidence to prove that your account involved in the controversial game currency transaction .
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Hey now, I post my e-mail address publicly. Google's spam filters are second-to-none, and I'm pretty wise when it comes to avoiding scams like these.|
Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Unless you posted your email to the forums (a real bonehead move, honestly)...
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(It's tonyv@cohtitan.com, by the way, in case you get bored and want to say hi, or more likely, have an issue with the Paragon Wiki or other Titan Network site. But if you want to e-mail me because of the latter, make sure the sites aren't under maintenance first!)
We've been saving Paragon City for eight and a half years. It's time to do it one more time.
(If you love this game as much as I do, please read that post.)
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I get WoW phishing emails and i don't have an "active" (did trial) WoW account nor do i have a WoW forum thing.
Looks like it's the same gang that was doing this one a while back.
Head of TRICK, the all Trick Arrow and Traps SG
Part of the Repeat Offenders
Still waiting for his Official BackAlleyBrawler No-Prize
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Really? Go to your Control Panel, and Edit Your Details. The first section is for your e-mail, which is required to register an account.|
Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Unless you posted your email to the forums (a real bonehead move, honestly), this is impossible because the forums don't use your email address anywhere.
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And when you chose to Edit Options, you have the option to allow members to send you e-mail from your profile page, in the Contact section. Clicking that will open a page with a form to enter the e-mail subject and message. You do have to have a forum account, and be logged in to send it, thankfuly.
The forums also allow you to get notifications via e-mail when a thread you subscribe to has new posts.
As for displaying e-mail, I, personally, have a PHP script I use when I want to hand out my e-mail address. It displays an image with my address on it. It would look like this:
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Biggest Troll on the forums? I'll give you a hint:
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I wonder how many more folks would fall for this garbage if they used correct grammar.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
We have the evidence to prove that your account involved in the controversial game currency transaction .If your account is found violating Terms of Use, it can, and will be suspended/closed/or terminated. In order to keep this from occurring, you should immediately verify that you are the original owner of the account.To verify your identity please visit the following webpage:REMOVEDREMOVED.Only Account Administration will be able to assist with account retrieval issues.
The NCsoft Team |
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I've gotten one of those, and I've never had a WoW account.
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Originally Posted by Durakken
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I get WoW phishing emails and i don't have an "active" (did trial) WoW account nor do i have a WoW forum thing. |
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As a general rule, the correct response to any email that asks for information or provides a link is to connect directly to the company site, NOT using the link in the email, and proceed from there.|
Originally Posted by Aggelakis
NCsoft will never ask you to verify your identity to prevent account closure. This goes the same for most other game companies out there.
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If it says you have an account issue, log in directly and check.
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It's better grammar than a lot of forum posts here!
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Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork
I wonder how many more folks would fall for this garbage if they used correct grammar.
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One? I've had several a day show up. At least 10 a week for a while. No WoW account.
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Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
I've gotten one of those, and I've never had a WoW account.
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Same here (Yahoo's are plenty good enough for me). I've never seen a phishing scam yet that didn't send off a hundred alarms in my head. To even follow a link from an email like that would be far more foolish than posting one's email. If in doubt, go directly to the source. It'll always turn up they sent you nothing, because no companies work like this.
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TonyV goes with savvy: Hey now, I post my e-mail address publicly. Google's spam filters are second-to-none, and I'm pretty wise when it comes to avoiding scams like these. |
Dec out.
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Same here. I get scams for Aion, WoW, and rarely for other general NCSoft stuff, and it's not even the email that I use for my MMO accounts.|
Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
One? I've had several a day show up. At least 10 a week for a while. No WoW account.
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I must admit that It's actually died down a fair amount recently, it used to be upwards of 10-15 per day, now it's just 3-4 per day.
Had nothing yet but thanks for the heads up
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To: The NCsoft Team |
Originally Posted by Dispari
From: "support@plaync.com" <support@plaync.com> Add Address to Contacts
To: REMOVEDREMOVED Date: 07/10/2010 03:28 AM Subject: NCsoft Account Issue! We have the evidence to prove that your account involved in the controversial game currency transaction .If your account is found violating Terms of Use, it can, and will be suspended/closed/or terminated. In order to keep this from occurring, you should immediately verify that you are the original owner of the account.To verify your identity please visit the following webpage:REMOVEDREMOVED.Only Account Administration will be able to assist with account retrieval issues. The NCsoft Team |
@"clearlyfakeaddress@ncsoft.com"
Having the evident receipt concurs, were viewing the reputed actions so I took the measured response. Identification dominantly as orginally owned. Please jump/leap/plunge vigorously into the lake ("www.jumpvigorouslyintothelake.com") as soon as possible. I regret this inevitable recourse, with malice toward none.
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"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
Awwwww...now I'm disappointed that there's no "www.jumpvigorouslyintothelake.com" 
I could have plenty of use for such a link...
Dec out.
Got this email today. Firefox was smart enough to report it as a phishing site, even though it was obvious from the formatting and the fake URL it gave. Not to mention the sloppy spacing. Still, for those of you NOT using Firefox make sure to always be careful with your account information.
Usually any phishing attempts I get are for WoW (which I don't even play), so I guess someone must be pulling email addresses from the forums or something.
From: "support@plaync.com" <support@plaync.com> Add Address to Contacts
To: REMOVEDREMOVED
Date: 07/10/2010 03:28 AM
Subject: NCsoft Account Issue!
We have the evidence to prove that your account involved in the controversial game currency transaction .If your account is found violating Terms of Use, it can, and will be suspended/closed/or terminated. In order to keep this from occurring, you should immediately verify that you are the original owner of the account.To verify your identity please visit the following webpage:REMOVEDREMOVED.Only Account Administration will be able to assist with account retrieval issues.
The NCsoft Team