big phishing 'steam christmas' email just gone out

[rjk]

dont know if its any use to you all, but a big email just went out that has landed in a few of my friends inboxes as well as my own

says you can have a steam xmas gift
links look legit and everything

gives links to free copies of blackops, MOH, counterstrike etc.

dont click the links.

merry christmas

 

[MonkeykingZX]

Thanks for the headsup and a merry christmas to you too

 

[Alex74]

Ahh, will keep an eye out for that one As always, if it looks too good to be true...


merry xmas!!

 

[gronf]

I don't even click on legit such emails from Steam or really anyone, as I'll only read the title and if it sounds good just go straight to the relevant known site to see what's up. Thanks anyway, as I'm sure this'll save some people.

Merry Xmas

 

[arknor]

link looks legit until your hoover the cursor over it?
i still keep getting eve-online phishing emails even though i havent played the game in years and some of them are pretty convincing i bet loads of people get caught out

 

[arc@css]

Thanks for the warning. It's good for things like this to be posted every now and then, it acts as a good refresher.

 

[Kenai]

dont know if its any use to you all, but a big email just went out that has landed in a few of my friends inboxes as well as my own

says you can have a steam xmas gift
links look legit and everything

gives links to free copies of blackops, MOH, counterstrike etc.

dont click the links.

merry christmas

pfffffff

you just want all the free games to yourself

i for one will be clicking those links hard

 

[Edrof]

Thanks for the headsup and a merry christmas to you too

seconded!

 

[Nate75]

seconded!

thirded

 

[jimmy321]

Thanks for the heads up, I personally wouldent click the links but I will remind my son not to. At 9 and being xmas it's the sort of thing he would do.

 

[SPARC]

Thanks for the heads up, I personally wouldent click the links but I will remind my son not to. At 9 and being xmas it's the sort of thing he would do.

This is as good a time as any to brush up on his internet safety skills

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Thanks for the heads up, I know a lot of people fall for these scams.

 

[Tefal]

This is as good a time as any to brush up on his internet safety skills

"son all women on the internet are men".

 

[OLDPHART]

Thanks for the heads up rjk, will e-mail all my friends with the info.

Have a great Xmass Day.

 

[QlimaxUK]

thought it would have been a 'you have won the tresure hunt' email

 

[orderoftheflame]

"son all women on the internet are men".

"Men are men, women are men, and children are the police."

Cheers for the heads up rjk.

 

[rjk]

no worries, hope it saves a few people.

i personally like my steam account and would be raher annoyed if it got hacked into

 

[rjk]

i for one will be clicking those links hard

i lold!

 

[WingZero30]

dont know if its any use to you all, but a big email just went out that has landed in a few of my friends inboxes as well as my own

says you can have a steam xmas gift
links look legit and everything

gives links to free copies of blackops, MOH, counterstrike etc.

dont click the links.

merry christmas

rjkoneill I think you should also update the thread to include the 'EA Christmas Gift' email which every one has been getting lately and as discussed in the 'EA 50% discount' thread. For me the email address included the following:
[email protected]

Clearly this is too long, abstract and random.

 

[Sem]

i got a similar email from EA this morning

looks legit but didnt click it as i cant be bothered to click things like that anyway