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Be wary of scams this holiday season!

Riotcluvie·12/20/2014, 1:09:07 AM·55 votes·42,722 views

Greetings all!

I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone the importance of account security and what you can do to protect yourself!

Please note that any promotions or events we may do would be announced on www.riotgames.com, www.leagueoflegends.com, or www.lolesports.com.

General questions: Q: I was sent a suspicious link from a friend I trust but I don’t recognize it, what should I do? A: USE CAUTION! If it’s not hosted on one of the websites above, we cannot ensure your computer’s security if you visit them. Remember, facechecking the web is dangerous, so use your best judgement. Be sure to have your antivirus programs up-to-date.

Q: But I entered my username and password into this website! Should I change my password? A: YES! Please change your password immediately. You can change your password by logging into your account management and clicking on change password.

If you cannot log into your account at all, you can recover your password by using the password recovery here. Still having issues? Please contact support.

We also have an extensive Knowledge Base article available with additional tips and tricks on what you can do to ensure your account is secure: https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/201751664-Protecting-Your-Account – Please give this a read through if you have a chance!

152 Comments

Cerbearus12/20/2014, 2:05:07 AM56 votes

Especially watch out for the level 1 bot accounts that spam friend requests to everyone and link you to a "Riot Points Generator".

I have gotten a random friend request from a level 1 account almost every day the past couple weeks and it is the same thing every time so I just block them all now.

Anything that says "Free" on it should be an immediate red flag, so be careful everybody!

Zielmann12/20/2014, 1:27:39 AM12 votes

This should be pinned.

CritterZoid12/20/2014, 3:17:52 AM9 votes

I have seen this website called christmas.riotpromotions.com, and I have a feeling that it is a scam, I'd like to bring this to your attention riot.

Xicious12/20/2014, 9:52:43 PM6 votes

Congrats you've gotten enough clicks to win an rp card! Now please fill in all your League credentials.

Guys gifting RP doesn't require anything more then your summoner name and region. Keep that in mind. For those who don't know a phising scam is when a website is designed to resemble another website to prompt you into logging in after which it will steal all your credentials. If a website asks you to login CHECK THE URL.

Declined12/20/2014, 1:45:28 AM5 votes

I'd much rather have it posted on the front page on EVERY region, so there can be no mistake.

warpenguin55512/20/2014, 4:57:40 PM4 votes

thank you for the reminder riot

Docbathroomspect12/20/2014, 10:39:16 AM3 votes

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Greetings all!

I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone the importance of account security and what you can do to protect yourself!

Please note that any promotions or events we may do would be announced on www.riotgames.com, www.leagueoflegends.com, or www.lolesports.com.

General questions: Q: I was sent a suspicious link from a friend I trust but I don’t recognize it, what should I do? A: USE CAUTION! If it’s not hosted on one of the websites above, we cannot ensure your computer’s security if you visit them. Remember, facechecking the web is dangerous, so use your best judgement. Be sure to have your antivirus programs up-to-date.

Q: But I entered my username and password into this website! Should I change my password? A: YES! Please change your password immediately. You can change your password by logging into your account management and clicking on change password.

If you cannot log into your account at all, you can recover your password by using the password recovery here. Still having issues? Please contact support.

We also have an extensive Knowledge Base article available with additional tips and tricks on what you can do to ensure your account is secure: https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/201751664-Protecting-Your-Account – Please give this a read through if you have a chance!

i have been scammed like this, and I am unable to change my e-mail adress and password because if this. Someone has probably hacked me and changed the password and the e-mail adress. please help me! I have already asked Riot Games Support, and I am very inpatient. Is there any chances for me to get this account back? : (Amumu

Dark Topline12/21/2014, 3:05:34 AM3 votes

Most scams sound too good to be true. It kills me that some players can't even see through that. Hopefully everybody who has made a mistake though, will promptly recover their accounts.

WolfBV12/26/2014, 6:52:31 AM2 votes

Got scammed by a person in my friends list into giving them a mystery gift. unfortunate.

ImHerVoice12/20/2014, 4:52:38 PM2 votes

I go the website and fill in random bullshit just to fuck with a phishing faggots sometimes. Not like they're gonna get base my bitdefender anyway with their low tier malware. rofl

hackers a joke now a days. An utter joke.

Ralantha12/20/2014, 6:50:27 PM2 votes

I've been having random people try to add me to spam links for 'free rp.' Is there a way to block or report them without adding to a friends list?

General Esdeath 12/21/2014, 8:38:14 PM2 votes

I received a link from a friend about a Christmas giveaway in which you get a point for each time a link is clicked. Any news about this? I can't find it anywhere on the main page but I may just be looking in the wrong place.

Rysion12/22/2014, 7:30:05 PM2 votes

OK, I received a link from multiple friends of whom I would put my life with. The site did not require any log-in info it just has a "give-away" system where when someone clicks the link you provide you get a point, then you can redeem those points for a $10, $25, or $50 Riot point card. How wary should I be of this site.

Aliuos12/23/2014, 11:27:45 AM1 votes

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