Scam email
Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:32 am
I got this email today, from the address "Neopets Account Maintenance <security@verify.neopets.com>"
This is definitely not real neopets TNT email.
The links (even the neopets.com link) lead to an off-neopets site. I didn't click on the link or go there, out of fear of cookie-grabbers, but I'll be happy to give the URL of the links to a mod or staff member, by PM. I'm not going to post it here.
Just a heads-up. I don't know where they got my email addy from, but it's not hard to find, most people have their email on their forum profiles. Just watch out for it, it's a nice 'official looking' email.
Dear Neopets member,
It has come to our attention that your account may be going unused.
To keep your account from being frozen and/or deleted simply verify that
you would like your account to remain open by clicking here.
Please verify your account now.
Once you have verified your accout your Neopets gaming won't
be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Sincerely,
Neopets Account MaintenanceFONT>
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Neopets Email ID NP87564399-3
This is definitely not real neopets TNT email.
The links (even the neopets.com link) lead to an off-neopets site. I didn't click on the link or go there, out of fear of cookie-grabbers, but I'll be happy to give the URL of the links to a mod or staff member, by PM. I'm not going to post it here.
Just a heads-up. I don't know where they got my email addy from, but it's not hard to find, most people have their email on their forum profiles. Just watch out for it, it's a nice 'official looking' email.
Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:41 am
Just another scam devised by despicable scammers.
Although this one isnt as elaborate as the other one though. (The MOD one)
Anywho, thanks for the heads-up!
Although this one isnt as elaborate as the other one though. (The MOD one)
Anywho, thanks for the heads-up!
Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:02 am
Scammers truely are getting smarter aren't they? But if they think they can pull a fast one over PPT members, they're severely mistaken.
Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:12 am
don't worry, they already warned you not to enter your password
PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD
NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at
http://www.neopets.com/. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:52 am
I got that one too, and didn't fall for it. How stupid do scammers thing people are?
Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:56 am
*rolls eyes* These people disgust me.
They can't even spell.
They can't even spell.
Once you have verified your accout your Neopets gaming won't ...
Wed Feb 02, 2005 8:10 am
The bad thing is, it looks to me as if they're targetting players who've drifted away for whatever reason. They have NP and items sitting in rusty accounts and get an email that looks semi-official. I probably wouldn't have suspected anything if I hadn't logged in in a few months, but didn't really want to quit. If I was a lukewarm player or not real suspicious, I might have fallen for it. Figured it was some kind of new policy.
Clever.
I didn't click the link, I'm assuming it goes to a fake login page that probably turns around and takes you back to the pet central page on the real site, after you enter your username/password. Poo heads.
Clever.
I didn't click the link, I'm assuming it goes to a fake login page that probably turns around and takes you back to the pet central page on the real site, after you enter your username/password. Poo heads.
Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:17 pm
A shame this aint the email I use fer neopets like DUH
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From :
Neopets Account Maintenance <security@verify.neopets.com>
Reply-To :
mailto:security@verify.neopets.com
Sent :
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 10:06 PM
To :
mailto:demonroggue@hotmail.com
Subject :
Neopets User Verification Required
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Dear Neopets member,
It has come to our attention that your account may be going unused.
To keep your account from being frozen and/or deleted simply verify that
you would like your account to remain open by clicking here.
Please verify your account now.
Once you have verified your accout your Neopets gaming won't
be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Sincerely,
Neopets Account MaintenanceFONT>
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http://www.neopets.com/. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by
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Neopets Email ID NP87564399-3
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From :
Neopets Account Maintenance <security@verify.neopets.com>
Reply-To :
mailto:security@verify.neopets.com
Sent :
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 10:06 PM
To :
mailto:demonroggue@hotmail.com
Subject :
Neopets User Verification Required
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Junk E-Mail
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Inbox
We've identified this mail as junk. Please tell us if we were right or wrong by clicking Junk or Not Junk
Dear Neopets member,
It has come to our attention that your account may be going unused.
To keep your account from being frozen and/or deleted simply verify that
you would like your account to remain open by clicking here.
Please verify your account now.
Once you have verified your accout your Neopets gaming won't
be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Sincerely,
Neopets Account MaintenanceFONT>
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PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD
NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at
http://www.neopets.com/. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by
logging through this link:
Click here
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address
cannot be answered.
Neopets Email ID NP87564399-3
Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:23 pm
Lame scam... -sigh- I just hope newbies won't fall for it because of the verify.neopets.com...
Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:08 am
scammers these days
*big sigh*
*big sigh*
Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:09 am
Some people have nothing better to do.
Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:38 am
OmniIcyshelf wrote:Some people have nothing better to do.
obviously. why do people insist on being so mean. I mean,honestly, find something better to do then to try to rip off random people that you don't even know.
Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:41 am
.... When was the last time we saw a scam that didn't have a typo in it 
Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:43 am
! dunno, i'm not sure I have *tries to remember*
there are so many different scams its hard to try to keep track of them all.
there are so many different scams its hard to try to keep track of them all.
Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:39 am
Lord Nword wrote:.... When was the last time we saw a scam that didn't have a typo in it
On the other hand, it's not as if TNT communications are always typo-free.
(Which of course doesn't change the fact that this & other recent e-mails noted in the this forum are scams.)