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Discussion in 'RuneScape 3 General' started by HamzaAbbasi, Dec 21, 2014.

  1. HamzaAbbasi

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    Constant phishing emails I've been receiving for months and even during the time I didn't play -.-
    They keep saying my email has been changed so please reset it or password etc.
    Beginning to piss me off now, I used to just delete them but if I unsubscribe via my email provider which will block them, will that do it? They say its sent via [email protected]
    Which was on my contacts list. If I block it I won't miss any emails will I?
     
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    Block it! i got that shit aswell
     
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    I remember a project years ago, in which people signed up for a phishing service.

    They paid the website to collect emails and farm phishes for them.
     
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    As the email appears to have come from the legitimate jagex address you will probably block the real emails as well as the fake.

    Add a filter to your emails like "dear player" ( Jagex will never refer to you as "player") so any email containing the words "dear player" will be auto deleted.

    If you are getting a very specific message in the subject field add part or all of the text to a subject field filter.

    Example, if you are receiving the following subject repeatedly;

    Your account has received an infraction.

    Add "Your account has received an infraction" to your subject filter.

    If you post the email service you use I'll post step by step instructions on how to apply filters to incoming emails.
     
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    I get those emails too, oddly they go to my junk folder.
     
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    Phishing

    They go to my junk folder as well.

    Phishing emails go to tons of people, they just gather email lists - it's not like it hurts them to send more. I get phishing emails for WoW all the time & I've never played.
     
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    There are lots of email spoofers which can be used to send email from any addresses (Even [email protected], yeah). Make sure you do not fall for these.
     
  8. HamzaAbbasi

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    Haven't fallen for them once thank God lol and I use hotmail if that helps, im fine with them just worried that I might've blocked the original jagex email....
     
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    People still try to do this stuff? I used to get emails like this all the time a couple of years ago, but I haven't had one nowadays in atleast a year.
     
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    Phishing

    It's still a very popular of trying to gain access to somebodys account.
    Like Xier0, I have been receiving WoW emails for years and years while I've never even been to the website :p
     
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    Ive been receiving at least one email per week concerning these...and its been years lol I didnt fall for it once cause of the dear player. But its still really annoying.
     
  12. HamzaAbbasi

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    Wow lol xD I get several a day and its really pissing me off, guess ill just unblock jagex's email and try to filter them as i have said, i use hotmail so im not too sure how it works but ill find out lol
     
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    Still a very popular method of getting access to another player's account. I've only received the email once or twice and I trusted my instinct which told me it was 'bullshit' , the email was written very specifically not aimed at me so but the way the email went about trying to get my user details. As a result, I used the filter system, try that. If not just block the email I mean, is there anything from Jagex that you actually need in an email.
     
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