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Why is my friend so gullible to scams

LucinaWoo·10/9/2017, 4:03:30 PM·5 votes·527 views

(LINK THAT WILL NOT BE SHOWN SO THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT CLICK IT) fake(me) how do you know (friend) cause free riot points always is (me) and league urls always have an en in it (me) which that url does not (me) i see (friend) yeah your right (friend) ima see what happens (friend) so what would happen if i did get the 10 points (friend) you won't (me) well i got 2 now (friend) (LINK THAT WILL NOT BE SHOWN SO THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT CLICK IT EVEN IF I WOULD SPECIFY NOT TO CLICK ON IT) Stop (me) IM not CLICKING IT (me) sorry (friend) didnt mean to send it to you (friend) stop sending it to people (friend) its a scam (me) i wanna see what happens (friend) i wanna see for myself (friend) you will lose your account most likely(me) why would i (friend) Cause it is a Freaking scam(me) :REMINDER THAT LEAGUE OF LEGENDS URLS ALWAYS HAVE A "EN" IN THE URL SO DON"T TRUST ANY LINK THAT SAYS LEAGUE WITHOUT THAT(OR UNLESS ITS DIFFERENT FOR PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT REGIONS CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT EN MEANS YET"

8 Comments

PowerBurger10/9/2017, 4:20:32 PM7 votes

If it’s free RP, it’s a scam. The only exceptions are online tournaments sanctioned by Riot.

notFREEfood10/9/2017, 4:12:44 PM5 votes

Fyi not all league urls will have "en" in them. That just indicates that the page is in english.

The real way to tell if something is legit it to look at the domain name.

*.leagueoflegends.com *.riotgames.com *.lolesports.com

^ those are the ones I know of

rework trundle10/9/2017, 5:41:49 PM4 votes

If they ask you to enter your username and password, enter something random (that doesn't log in your account). If it doesn't have any message saying it's wrong, scam.

LucinaWoo10/9/2017, 4:16:14 PM2 votes

Alright thanks for letting me now

Need Gold 4 Tent10/9/2017, 4:24:11 PM1 votes

I get these kinds of scams in my emails too, asking for info. I usually reply though, with the info of the local PD. Wonder if I've gotten anyone caught yet so far.

StairCasexd10/9/2017, 9:26:42 PM1 votes

Second somebody sends me links like yet free skins or whatever, I unfriend instantly. Do these websites tell people to share it in game or something? I'm lost because quite a few people I've friended in the past sent me these links

EkyonKun10/9/2017, 9:58:40 PM1 votes

I think people just get blinded by greed. They stop thinking rationally and hope by some miracle they really can get that skin they REALLY REALLY wanted without having to spend real life money. I've tried for over an hour to explain to someone that it makes no sense for someone else to give them free handouts for sharing a link, but he seemed to adamant that I share it with everyone. There's no reasoning with people who are desperate enough.