Phishing scans are not unique to the Xbox 360. They arenât even unique to game consoles. Anytime you connect to the internet, your passwords, your info. and your credit cards could be at risk.
According to British tabloid The Sun (I know!), con artists are going after gamers. Crooks are sending out emails, directing people to phony websites that offer free Microsoft Points to use on Xbox Live.
âVictims then enter personal details which let criminals access accounts and get hold of credit card information,â wrote The Sun. âCrooks take small amounts from credit cards over several weeksâmaking them hard to detect.â
Other cons include befriending people on Xbox Live, and then asking them for personal details. The Sun described other victims that were locked out of their accounts, because their passwords were stolen.
While stuff like this is bad news, all of these cons sound like cons youâd find anywhere on the internet. But The Sun in an âexclusiveâ said Xbox Live brass spent the evening working so Xbox Live players donât fall victim to fraud.
Kotaku is following up with Microsoft.
Gamers caught in Xbox cyber fraud [The Sun]
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