Topic: Online Gaming Scams during Pandemic. How to Stay Safe. - page 6. (Read 924 times)

I think there are victims. It's just that we do not know it. Maybe it's not that large, or it's negligence for thorough research on the user's part. I hope no one gets victimized by these types of scams or ANY scams in any matter.

This is the part that we need to share with everyone that we know, knowing that it's pretty much everywhere. Targeting kids is bad, but they are the most vulnerable on the internet, and the parents would be part of that catastrophe and save the day.

I instantly remembered the ads that I saw in CMC, there is a specific site known here to be a scam, but it's still being shown on the site. It makes it even scarier for newbies to be baited into the bad sites easily.

This is commonly understood by many players who have been in online gambling for a long time but not infrequently those who also underestimate it, especially for number 6 when they see a very tempting offer can be careless by not checking whether the link is from the right source or leads to a phishing site.

Lately there are hundreds of gambling sites circulating on the internet, various modes, sending messages via email, telegram, and so on, indeed there are no real victims yet, I hope it doesn't happen both for me and for others.

Points 2-3 is something that is often experienced especially for me personally, but I ignore it, to never do things that endanger myself, Therefore, regarding the content in the article, it doesn't only happen to children's games, if you are not careful and do something suggested in the article, on the contrary, most likely in online casino gambling mistakes can happen that we do.

Because of the rise of gambling sites today that we don't know officially, this topic reminds us to be more careful and alert to emails, sites that come in for us, meaning: remembering means safe, either third parties, web leads etc.

No wonder when there is a problem, that is where the scammers start their action and they always use any trend and / or issue to take advantage. But yes, whether there is a problem or not, the scammers will continue to act and we should be aware of this. Also, this is an email which would certainly be very interesting if there was a good offer but yes, I personally never respond to emails I don't recognize even if they are in my inbox and that way at least I'm safe from any scams.

What a confusing start of the title because I was expecting that there are actual examples that scams are happening. I think it's best to have examples so it's better absorbed by the readers of the article at the start.

In the article, the examples are listed below.

• Directing gamers to third-party websites
• Targeting gamers’ IP addresses
• Phishing
• Fake mobile versions of popular online games
• Targeting children

Knowing those type of things, people tend to have a sense of skepticism on how they act on the internet. Thanks for sharing OP.

Just don't open any suspicious links tbh. It's rather easy to see if one is actually suspicious, especially if it came from your email. How to determine? Well if you never visited the site then that should be suspicious point #1 (if it came from your email). Point #2 is the name. If you were sure on visiting a site, and just found it on an article somewhere, check the link. It may be possible it's a fake site, so looking for multiple sources of the link should prove to be quite helpful.

Though tbh the easiest solution here is just to block everything, except for the gambling site's main email. Should be easy to filter.

better use a different email when you are signing up in gambling sites. not your main/personal email. nowadays, it is easy to create email. so should not be a problem. most users will only apply 2fa when their account is hacked or of that sort. which is really not a good practice. better secure your account all the time. you'll never know when scammers will attack your account.
also, make sure that the emails that you are opening are coming from official sites, most of them are phishing sites luring you for too-good-to-be-true offers/rewards.

Again, they will really always send us emails once they knew it.
And their offering through email is always very promising, like going to make us rich overnight 
And what happens is that many people still believe in them and get trapped in their scam gambling.
Moreover, if it is an advertisement in a video, game, and other platforms that sometimes drive us to click that scam platforms or phishing, this is also very often happening. Well, scammers will always send and try everything to get victims to be scammed and they will never stop.

Did you mean Google Authenticator?
Yeah, I personally always prefer to use GA than other types of 2FA. Moreover, if we are using a phone number for authentication, I will not choose it if there are some other options.

When using up emails then it should really be a new one and not your main emails because this would be a common thing where you do receive lots of spams
and scam attempts when your email got exposed since you wouldn't able to track on where you had been used it.

When it comes to 2fa then it should be a standard thing but majority of us do really just neglect out this basic security which would be helpful for you
on not to get hacked.

My email is also full of links from scammers, I just 'ignore it'...

Those who like to gamble and register a lot on various gambling sites will often get emails from fraudsters. before opening the word, it is better to check carefully whether it comes from the gambling site that you are following. agree with number 5, using 2fa authentication is absolutely mandatory.

Number 1 can be subjective because there's some that have a partnership to the other site but we must confirm things first before doing a transaction .

never been contacted thru phone call but I have received lots of scam phone calls asking for my bank details  . Scam can happen on any medium ( call , Tex , emails , others )

Number 6 , you can get the same email if you modify your account but if you don't , you shouldn't click and fill up to something . The rest don't need to be questioned and should be followed promptly .

Thanks YOSHIE, I believe those can be considered like basic cyber-defense rules that apply to most of our online activities. They represent the kind of common sense behaviors that should be adopted whenever we deal with potentially sensitive services online.
I would add, whenever possible, the use of a good VPN.

I think these are a bit too general and relate more towards video gaming rather than gambling in particular. Owning crypto (particularly from a device you control) takes the need for security to another level entirely. There are quite a few more that could be added. Some general ideas off the top of my head:

1. You need to be extremely careful about what software you download on a device that holds crypto-wallets or 2-factor authentication abilities for your exchange accounts. People who want to steal your wallet have come up with some rather ingenius hacks over the years - you should generally be ok with mainstream software provided by large companies, but anything else should be considered vulnerable.
2. As you mentioned, it may be worth setting up a separate card/cryptowallet and email address that only handles your gaming related stuff, that way if your email does get leaked from a cryptocoin casino then you will be less likely to receive phishing and other spam emails.
3. Be very careful where you share your personal documents - some fraudsters are able to setup very professional looking websites that may even have basic functionality to harvest personal data. The sole purpose can be to get private documents (passport photos/driving licenses/etc). These sort of documents can be used for identity theft and impersonation later on, so a poor decision can have years of after effects. Also be wary of the security of every casino you use that requires KYC information, as even legit casinos can get hacked and lose your details unintentionally. If you have any doubts or red flags, move on.

It would really be just your own common sense if you do make some background research first before making any deposits.This doesnt only limit out in gambling industry but also
with other businesses or industry as well.As long it do talks or deal with money then its just normal that you would really be needing to check out first because we dont want
to lose money so its just normal or sensible to do your homework and verify things out before making any step further.
Just be aware on how thing works and if its obvious to be a scam then better stay away.

Those that you have mentioned are the general ways on how to be safe on surfing over the internet.  Though some also avoid you to loose some of your money/information.

To atleast be safe playing on online casinos make some background check on the casino you're planning to play at.

The 6 is usually being done by the newbies that have the bad intention that joins the forum, asks seems to be a legit question about a certain website, and then tags a link at the end of the discussion. It's dangerous when a newbie account targets actual newbies that don't understand that they're being targeted to give those details to them and lands them on a phishing website. Because instead of deleting it, they're entertaining it out of curiosity. But it shouldn't be entertained anymore as the 2 says do not respond to those types of messages in order for them and us to avoid those situations.

The email scam attempt is very common nowadays and the tactics used by the thieves become smarter each new day. Something I usually experience are emails asking to confirm or just access my account otherwise it's going to be blocked or deleted from the system. So they provide a link where I should click to follow the procedure, but that is actually the bait.
Thankfully these emails usually arrive in the junk folder, and the sender email address commonly has nothing to do with the specific site they make reference. With some attention it's possible to fully avoid this scam. The problem is that some people become nervous because they have funds on these platforms and fear to lose this money due to the ban the email claims it's going to happen. So they act fast and click the bait.

Under no circumstance will scammers continue to do everything they can to fill their pocket with fraudulent money. This has happened all the time and their behavior is getting more and more barbaric when everyone in the world is in a bad economic situation during the pandemic. Scammers will never be knocked out, but anyone here sure required a way of avoiding and rendering all their tricks useless. I feel like the tips you shared are something that many people have been practicing for a long time, but are still quite important today.

About notifications from email, it often happens what you experience like me too, but I always ignore it and never click on anything that I suspect, I better go to the website directly by typing instead of searching on google This is according to the safest and only official email, which I usually see what the email message offers, so I will not just click it carelessly, especially during the pandemic, there are now more and more frauds of various types, including gambling, which is very much in demand.

Yes, I also feel the same way a lot of incoming foreign email including online games and it is very annoying and makes the incoming email messages full fast because almost every day even more.
I also never reply or send emails on unfamiliar websites, and your suggestions are very helpful and I also need to change all my related emails for safety before anything untoward happens.

thank you YOSHIE for the advice.