I can't say I know the master plan, I can say I once got one of these global invites, declined it and still got an e-mail to "shock the Christmas" (or whatever they say these days, that's just my personal favorite one I've gotten from these folks).
Global = Hedgefund (or some derivation thereof)
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Yes they are collecting global names so they can spam you with advertisements. They need to get on peoples friends lists to get around the email filter which can be set to block emails from random people. Fortunately deleting them from your list will block their attempts to email spam to you if your filters are on.|
Originally Posted by Ray_Ray
Hello Players!
I had a situation last night which prompted a question. I'll explain the situation first. So last night, I was leading a team of 8 players on contact missions. Typically, when things go very well on these teams and people are having a good time, I get a global invite by someone on the team. I assume so the next time I make a team, they can ask for an invite if I'm playing someone different. Anyways, in the middle of a mission while fighting a large group of enemies, I got a global invite that popped up in the middle of my screen and didn't really think much of it. (plus it was blocking my view) I accepted the global invite and went on my merry way. After the mission was over, I checked my global friends to see who on the team invited me and realized that nobody on the team did! It was a level 1 toon in Atlas with a non-sense name like "sklsdf" (can't remember exactly). Most likely a spammer, so I promptly deleted that sucker. My question is this... What other purpose is there in a spammer inviting someone as a global friend? Is it so they can see your other alts and email them spam too? Or do they add your global name to some kind of list? Most of the time, I just see them broadcasting before I "Global Ignore Them As A Spammer". |
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Here's what I'd like to see for global invites... When someone global invites you, it goes directly to your email. That way it doesn't block your view and you can check it out later on at your discretion. |
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Wasn't that on Peter Gabriels Holiday Album?
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Originally Posted by Deacon_NA
Shock the Christmas
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Hello Players!
I had a situation last night which prompted a question.
I'll explain the situation first.
So last night, I was leading a team of 8 players on contact missions. Typically, when things go very well on these teams and people are having a good time, I get a global invite by someone on the team. I assume so the next time I make a team, they can ask for an invite if I'm playing someone different.
Anyways, in the middle of a mission while fighting a large group of enemies, I got a global invite that popped up in the middle of my screen and didn't really think much of it. (plus it was blocking my view) I accepted the global invite and went on my merry way. After the mission was over, I checked my global friends to see who on the team invited me and realized that nobody on the team did! It was a level 1 toon in Atlas with a non-sense name like "sklsdf" (can't remember exactly). Most likely a spammer, so I promptly deleted that sucker.
My question is this...
What other purpose is there in a spammer inviting someone as a global friend? Is it so they can see your other alts and email them spam too? Or do they add your global name to some kind of list? Most of the time, I just see them broadcasting before I "Global Ignore Them As A Spammer".
Here's what I'd like to see for global invites...
When someone global invites you, it goes directly to your email. That way it doesn't block your view and you can check it out later on at your discretion.