Phish Of A Different Color: Protect Your Accounts!
The news of scammers posing as online poker room security reps to phish for passwords to gain access to player’s accounts is nothing new, but a friendly reminder is always in order.
It looks as if they are at it again, as a poster at 2plus2 posted a warning that he had been hit recently, by a scammer claiming to represent Full Tilt Poker. The email stated that blacklisted IP addresses had tried to access his account and he needed to update his account security settings. This email followed an unrequested password change email that was the “set-up” for this phishing scam.
Unfortunately, he downloaded this “important update”, but his politeness in thanking the security team at Full Tilt may have saved him from financial harm. Full Tilt acted quickly in locking down his account to protect his funding and information and asked him to warn other players that the scam is back in town.
If you happen to receive an email from any poker site that you belong to, asking you to change a password or download an update that just doesn’t quite sit right with you, email support before acting on anything in the email. In most cases, software and security updates are done at site level and are automatic; players rarely have to do anything to update their own copies of the software. Remember this and take it as a red flag if you are asked by email to do so.
While finding the fish at the poker tables is always a good thing, being phished by a scammer can create havoc on your finances and credit, so be very aware.
