Wrath of Dagon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/31/scamv...system-of-hell/ from RockPaperShotgun. Very interesting to find out how this stuff works, I've seen a lot of those ads even without the social networks. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I don This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Examples Of Scams: A typical scam: users are offered in game currency in exchange for filling out an IQ survey. Four simple questions are asked. The answers are irrelevant. When the user gets to the last question they are told their results will be text messaged to them. They are asked to enter in their mobile phone number, and are texted a pin code to enter on the quiz. Once they Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Those two were only small addons at end of his text. Most of the time he This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Dagon Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 He's talking about lead gen type offers, which tend to be scams, not straight cash for game currency exchanges, which he said are fine at the very start. The examples given are of the lead gen type offers. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Ah, now I got it. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 See now here's where I agree with Sando. We should set him on these fraudsters riding atop a pterosaur. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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